Imaging and Management of Thoracic Trauma

Publication date: Available online 26 March 2018
Source:Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI
Author(s): Alex Newbury, Jon D. Dorfman, Hao S. Lo
Thoracic injury results from penetrating and blunt trauma and is a major contributor to overall trauma morbidity and mortality in the United States. Modern imaging algorithms utilize ultrasound, CXR, and CT with intravenous contrast to accurately diagnose and effectively treat patients with acute thoracic trauma. This review focuses on the etiologies, signs and symptoms, imaging, and management of several life-threatening thoracic injuries including tracheobronchial rupture, pulmonary parenchymal injury, hemothorax, pneumothorax, diaphragmatic rupture, and axial skeleton injury.



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