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This study aimed to determine whether a new protocol could decrease the receipt of dedicated TBCT without impacting temporal bone fracture management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A retrospective review of patients sustaining temporal bone fractures at a level I trauma center from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2024 was completed before and after the implementation of a protocol to reconstruct 0.625\u2009mm thick images at 0.3\u2009mm spacing TBCT from existing CT head instead of the immediate performance of TBCT (IRB H-44161). Primary outcomes included the incidence of dedicated TBCT and treatment and the incidence of otologic complications.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      During the study period, 17 of 69 patients who sustained temporal bone fractures were evaluated after protocol implementation. After implementation, patients had significantly lower odds of obtaining dedicated TBCT (OR\u2009=\u20090.077, 95% CI\u2009=\u20090.0158, 0.3726,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.0002) with no significant differences in medical (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.5385) management. Otic capsule involvement (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.3110) and otologic complications, including cerebrospinal fluid leak, facial nerve paresis, or hearing loss (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20091), also did not differ significantly. Avoidance of dedicated TBCT reduced the effective radiation dose by 1.1\u2009mSv.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A protocol to reconstruct TBCT from previously obtained head CT scans has reduced the receipt of dedicated TBCT without differences in management or complication, reducing radiation exposure and decreasing healthcare costs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/00034894251347106","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,13]],"date-time":"2025-06-13T02:00:16Z","timestamp":1749780016000},"page":"763-769","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Reduced Receipt of Dedicated Computed Tomography With Implementation of a New Temporal Bone Fracture Protocol"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"134","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3946-7260","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aneesh A.","family":"Patel","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Charles","family":"Tandler","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Osamu","family":"Sakai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peter C.","family":"Weber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2014Head and Neck Surgery, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nic.2014.03.003"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1148\/rg.2020190023"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.amjoto.2022.103768"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.anl.2015.03.003"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.15441\/ceem.17.223"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.20129"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.injury.2016.06.026"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.28565"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3174\/ajnr.A2524"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00330-014-3406-4"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3174\/ajnr.A7452"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3174\/ajnr.A1807"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics11101894"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11604-016-0545-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/archinternmed.2009.427"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_17_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"McCollough C Cody D Edyvean S et al. 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