title: Multidetector computer tomography: evaluation of blunt chest trauma in adults.
abstract: Imaging plays an essential part of chest trauma care. By definition, the employed imaging technique in the emergency setting should reach the correct diagnosis as fast as possible. In severe chest blunt trauma, multidetector computer tomography (MDCT) has become part of the initial workup, mainly due to its high sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy of the technique for the detection and characterization of thoracic injuries and also due to its wide availability in tertiary care centers. The aim of this paper is to review and illustrate a spectrum of characteristic MDCT findings of blunt traumatic injuries of the chest including the lungs, mediastinum, pleural space, and chest wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Avenida Torrado da Silva, Almada, 2801-951 Setúbal, Portugal.
authors.forename: João
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8933-5020
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Palas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Avenida Torrado da Silva, Almada, 2801-951 Setúbal, Portugal.
authors.forename: António P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital da Luz, Avenida Lusíada 100, 1500-650 Lisbon, Portugal.
authors.forename: Vasco
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Espírito Santo, Largo do Senhor da Pobreza, 7000-811 Évora, Portugal.
authors.forename: Vasco
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Herédia
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Avenida Torrado da Silva, Almada, 2801-951 Setúbal, Portugal.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2522-1670
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramalho