CT Findings of Chest Trauma.
10.3348/jkrs.1998.38.3.477
- Author:
Young Tong KIM
1
;
Il Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Soonchunhyang University, Chunan Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Lung, CT;
Lung, injuries;
Thorax, CT;
Thorax, injuries
- MeSH:
Cause of Death;
Humans;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Thoracic Injuries;
Thorax*;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1998;38(3):477-484
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Trauma is the third leading cause of death, irrespective of age, and the leading cause of death in personsunder 40 years of age. Most pleural, pulmonary, mediastinal, and diaphragmatic injuries are not seen onconventional chest radiographs, or are underestimated. In patients with chest trauma, CT scanning is an effectiveand sensitive method of detecting thoracic injuries and provides accurate information regarding their pattern andextent.
