title: Magnetic resonance imaging of blunt traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm.
abstract: A patient suffering from blunt traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm is presented. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) suggested the type of injury, but magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) established unequivocally the correct preoperative diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Center, HYGEIA, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dosios
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Papachristos
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chrysicopoulos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries*; D006549:Hernia, Diaphragmatic, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*