Is there any skull fracture seen in my father's CT head report?

Question

Hi doctor,

My father had a CT scan for head injury. I have attached the two CDs for your reference. One important thing is different in the reports. It is about a crack of parietal and temporal bones. Could you take a look and describe them to me?

Answer 1

Hi,

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I have seen the images of CT scans (attachment removed to protect patient identity).

There is bleeding in the left thalamus and a subdural hemorrhage in the left temporal region. Soft tissue thickness is increased in the right temporal and parietal region.

There is a thin linear lucency along the outer table of the bone in the right parietal region. This can occur due to trauma and is probably due to mild injury.

What do you mean by crack of parietal and temporal bones? Please clarify it.

Revert back with the answer to the above question to a radiologist online.

Answer 2

Hi,

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There is lucency between the outer table of the skull and diploe.

The outer table of the skull contains compact bone and the diploe is spongy bone. Therefore, due to trauma, there can be separation like the one visualized.

There is no fracture in any area. This will not cause any bleeding like the one your father had.

For further doubts consult a radiologist online.