title: Imaging diagnosis of nonaortic thoracic injury.
abstract: Chest radiographs remain the initial imaging modality to rapidly screen patients with blunt chest trauma. Spiral CT is more sensitive and specific in diagnosing most thoracic pathology seen in blunt trauma patients. This article reviews the major clinical and radiologic findings that occur with blunt injuries to the chest, excluding mediastinal vascular injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shanmuganathan
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mirvis
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm / Q000293:injuries; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D055370:Lung Injury; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*