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- I Tocino and M H Miller.
- J Thorac Imaging. 1987 Jul 1;2(3):45-59.
AbstractWhile most injuries to the chest can be diagnosed by a portable supine radiograph, computed tomography (CT) adds significant findings that will influence patient management. In addition to requested CT chest examinations, we routinely obtain a limited chest CT during the initial work-up of traumatized patients referred to our radiology department for other CT examinations. The major categories of new information provided by CT are: occult pneumothorax, malpositon of chest tubes, inadequately drained pleural collections, differentiating between posttraumatic abscess and empyema, noninvasive diagnosis of tracheal rupture, and cause of mediastinal widening.
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