Pictorial review: imaging of traumatic aortic injury.
Traumatic aortic injury is a leading cause of death in patients with blunt trauma of the thorax. More than 120 patients with traumatic aortic injury have been admitted to our institution. This institutional experience is the source of the material that is presented in this pictorial review. The appearance of traumatic aortic injury on chest radiography, thoracic aortography and CT scan is demonstrated.
White
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore 21201, USA.
Mirvis
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D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*