Brink, Monique

From UMCN Radiology Research

Contact Information

Radboud University Medical Centre

Department of Radiology 766

P.O. Box 9101

6500HB, Nijmegen

The Netherlands

Tel: +31 24 3616707

Fax: +31 24 3540866

E-mail: M.Brink@rad.umcn.nl

Project

CT after blunt trauma: TRACT study

The aim of this study was to establish the additional diagnostic benefit of routine performance thoraco-abdominal multi-detector row computed tomography (CT) in blunt trauma patients. In addition, the purpose of this study is to determine which clinical parameters predict a high additional value of routine thoraco-abdominal CT.

See: clinical trial registration

PhD Thesis

The Clinical Efficacy of Chest Computed Tomography in Trauma Patients

Defended September 16, 2009, Radboud University Nijmegen

Scientific Presentations

June 2006: European Society of musculoskeletal radiology (ESSR), Bruges, Belgium·

Routine versus selective MSCT in the early evaluation of blunt trauma patients: preliminary results of an evaluation of the impact of additional findings.

September 2006: American Society Emergency Radiology (ASER), Washington DC, USA·

Standard thoraco-abdominal MDCT after blunt trauma: Evaluation of additional findings and impact on patient management.

November 2007: RSNA, Chicago, USA·

Arm Raising in Tube Current Modulated Trauma CT of the Trunk: Higher Image Quality, Lower Effective Radiation Dose. Link to abstract

September 2011: Sixth Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress (MEMC VI), Greece: Paraduodenal hernia: a rare cause of abdominal pain

Additional Presentations

October 2009: "De zin van CT bij trauma patïenten" Sandwichcursus, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Publications

Brink M, Dekker HM, de Lange F, Edwards MJ. Raising arms; at any cost? J Trauma. 2011 Apr;70(4):1016; author reply 1016-7 Link to Pubmed

van Vugt R, Dekker HM, Deunk J, van der Vijver RJ, van Vugt AB, Kool DR, Brink M, Edwards MJ. Incidental Findings on Routine Thoracoabdominal Computed Tomography in Blunt Trauma Patients. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2011 Apr 29 Link to Pubmed

van Vugt R, Deunk J, Brink M, Dekker HM, Kool DR, van Vugt AB, Edwards MJ. Influence of routine computed tomography on predicted survival from blunt thoracoabdominal trauma. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2011 Apr;37(2):185-190. Linkt to FTXT

Deunk J, Poels TC, Brink M, Dekker HM, Kool DR, Blickman JG, van Vugt AB, Edwards MJ. The clinical outcome of occult pulmonary contusion on multidetector-row computed tomography in blunt trauma patients. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2010 Link to FTXT

Brink M, Deunk J, Dekker HM, Edwards MJ, Kool DR, van Vugt AB, van Kuijk C, Blickman JG. Criteria for the selective use of chest computed tomography in blunt trauma patients. European Radiology 2010 Link to FTXT

Deunk J, Brink M, Dekker HM, Kool DR, Blickman JG, van Vugt AB, Edwards MJ. Predictors for the Selection of Patients for Abdominal CT After Blunt Trauma: A Proposal for a Diagnostic Algorithm. Annals of Surgery 2010 Link to FTXT

Deunk J, Brink M, Dekker HM, Kool DR, Blickman JG, van Vugt AB, Edwards MJ. Routine versus selective multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in blunt trauma patients: level of agreement on the influence of additional findings on management. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2009 Nov;67(5):1080-6 Link to FTXT

Pouw MH, Deunk J, Brink M, Dekker HM, Kool DR, van Vugt AB, Edwards MJ. Is a pelvic fracture a predictor for thoracolumbar spine fractures after blunt trauma? Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care . 2009 Nov;67(5):1027-32. Link to FTXT

Brink M, Kool DR, Dekker HM, Deunk J, Jager GJ, van Kuijk C, Edwards MJR, Blickman JG. Predictors of abnormal chest CT after blunt trauma: A critical appraisal of the literature. Clinical Radiology March 2009;64(3):272-283 Link to FTXT

Deunk J, Brink M, Edwards MJ, Dekker HM, Kool DR, Kuijk C, Blickman JG, van Vugt AB. Routine versus Selective CT of the Abdomen, Pelvis and Lumbar Spine in Blunt Trauma: A Prospective Evaluation. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2009 Apr;66(4):1108-1117 Link to FTXT

Brink M, Deunk J, van Tongeren P, Blickman JG. Observational research in trauma radiology. Should patients be informed? JACR The Journal of the American College of Radiology January 2009 6(1): 51-57.Link to FTXT

Brink M, de LF, Oostveen LJ, Dekker HM, Kool DR, Deunk J, Edwards MJ, van KC, Kamman RL, Blickman JG. Arm Raising at exposure-controlled multidetector trauma CT of thoracoabdominal region: higher image quality, lower radiation dose. Radiology 2008 November;249(2):661-70.Link to FTXT

Brink M, Deunk J, Dekker HM, Kool DR, Edwards MJ, van Vugt AB, Blickman JG. Added value of routine chest MDCT after blunt trauma: evaluation of additional findings and impact on patient management. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2008 June;190(6):1591-1598. Link to FTXT

Deunk J, Dekker HM, Brink M, van Vugt R, Edwards MJ, van Vugt AB. The Value of Indicated Computed Tomography Scan of the Chest and Abdomen in Addition to the Conventional Radiologic Work-up for Blunt Trauma Patients. Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care 2007 October; 63(4):757-763. Link to FTXT

Other publications

At www.azo.nl: DE ZIN VAN CT NA EEN BOTSING OF VAL Link

At Imaging technology: IS CT DOSE UNDER CONTROL? Link

At acutezorg.nl: SLIM GEBRUIK VAN CT Link

At chestsymposium: multiple cases by Brink and Dekker Link