Citation

Iyama A, Utsunomiya D, Uetani H, Kidoh M, Sugahara T, Yoshimatsu S, Yamashita Y. Jpn. J. Radiol. 2018; 36(11): 641-648.

Affiliation

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11604-018-0771-y

PMID

30145659

Abstract

Earthquakes are unpredictable and inevitable disasters, causing various earthquake-related disorders. Medical imaging, including digital radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging, plays a key role in the evaluation of earthquake-related disorders. We here demonstrate the concept of diagnostic imaging after a massive earthquake and review the common imaging features of various disorders in casualties and evacuees. This summary of imaging features can facilitate the diagnosis of various earthquake-related disorders and promote judicious therapy planning.

Language: en

Keywords

Disaster; Earthquake; Emergency; Imaging