Emerg Radiol (2007) 14:297-310
Guillermo P. Sangster , Aldo Gonzalez-Beicos , Alberto I. Carbo , Maureen G. Heldmann , Hassan Ibrahim , Patricia Carrascosa , Miguel Nazar Horacio B. D'Agostino
Abstract This pictorial review discusses multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) cases of non-vascular traumatic chest injuries, with a brief clinical and epidemiological background of each of the pathology. The purpose of this review is to familiarize the reader with common and rare imaging patterns of chest trauma and substantiate the advantages of MDCT as a screening and comprehensive technique for the evaluation of these patients. Images from a level 1 trauma center were reviewed to illustrate these pathologies.