Table 2 Used imaging technics and results of the infants with infected cephalhaemtomas
From: Infected cephalhaematoma in a five-week-old infant - case report and review of the literature
Used imaging technic | Number of patients (% of patients with the same imaging technic) |
|---|---|
Ultrasound | 10 |
Probable abscess | 2 (20) |
Only haematoma | 8 (80) |
X-ray | 26 |
Osteolytic lesions | 9 (35) |
Periosteal elevation | 3 (12) |
Fracture | 1 (4) |
Normal apart from haematoma | 14 (54) |
Computed tomography | 17 |
Lytic bone changes | 10 (59) |
Normal apart from haematoma | 7 (41) |
Magnet resonance imaging | 5 |
Probable abscess | 1 (20) |
Sinus venous thrombosis | 1 (20) |
Normal apart from haematoma | 3 (60) |