title: Cardiac injuries in blunt chest trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cetir Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain. mhuguet@cetir.es
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huguet
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tobon-Gomez
authors.forename: Bart H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Bijnens
authors.forename: Alejandro F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Frangi
authors.forename: Marius
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petit
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA