Traumatic disruption of the thoracic aorta: significance of the left apical extrapleural cap.
The plain chest film may be critical in deciding whether a seriously injured patient should undergo aortography in order to exclude traumatic aortic rupture. The roentgen findings suggestive of aortic transection reflect the presence of mediastinal bleeding. A left apical extrapleural cap is frequently seen in these patients but heretofore has not been emphasized in the literature.
D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001027:Aortography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic