Cardiac injuries in blunt chest trauma.
Blunt chest traumas are a clinical challenge, both for diagnosis and treatment. The use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance can play a major role in this setting. We present two cases: a 12-year-old boy and 45-year-old man. Late gadolinium enhancement imaging enabled visualization of myocardial damage resulting from the trauma.
Huguet
Marina
M
Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cetir Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain. mhuguet@cetir.es
Tobon-Gomez
Catalina
C
Bijnens
Bart H
BH
Frangi
Alejandro F
AF
Petit
Marius
M
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000473:pathology*
D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA