title: Selective common and uncommon imaging manifestations of blunt nonaortic chest trauma: when time is of the essence.
abstract: This is a pictorial essay in which we review and illustrate a variety of thoracic injuries related to blunt trauma. Non-aortic blunt thoracic trauma can be divided anatomically into injuries of the chest wall, lungs, pleura, mediastinum, and diaphragm. Some injuries involve more than one anatomic compartment, and multiple injuries commonly coexist. This article provides common imaging findings and discussion of both common and uncommon but critical thoracic injuries encountered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO. Electronic address: altoosr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rola
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Altoos
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiolgoy, University of Colorado Hospital, Lakewood, CO.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carr
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiolgoy, University of Colorado Hospital, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiolgoy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO.
authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nevrekar
mesh_terms: D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*