title: Penetrating Thoracic Injury.
abstract: This article discusses the role of radiology in evaluating patients with penetrating injuries to the chest. Penetrating injuries to the chest encompass ballistic and nonballistic injuries and can involve superficial soft tissues of the chest wall, lungs and pleura, diaphragm, and mediastinum. The mechanism of injury in ballistic and nonballistic trauma and the impact the injury trajectory has on imaging evaluation of penetrating injuries to the chest are discussed. The article presents the broad spectrum of imaging findings a radiologist encounters with penetrating injuries to the chest, with emphasis on injuries to the lungs and pleura, diaphragm, and mediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 Northwest, 12th Avenue, WW-279, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Durso
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 Northwest, 12th Avenue, WW-279, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caban
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital/Ryder Trauma Center, Radiology Services, University of Miami Hospitals, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, 1611 Northwest, 12th Avenue, WW-279, Miami, FL 33136, USA. Electronic address: Fmunera@med.miami.edu.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Munera
mesh_terms: D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Diaphragmatic injuries; Gunshot wounds; Lung injuries; Multidetector CT; Penetrating chest trauma; Pneumothorax; Transmediastinal injuries