title: Case report: pericardial rupture and cardiac herniation after blunt trauma: a case diagnosed using cardiac MRI.
abstract: Pericardial rupture following blunt chest trauma is rare, and is not usually diagnosed pre-operatively. If pericardial rupture is not recognized and treated promptly, it may be fatal owing to cardiac herniation. We report a case of traumatic herniation of the heart for which a CT scan and MRI made a major contribution to the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000209:etiology*