title: Identification of Cardiac and Aortic Injuries in Trauma with Multi-detector Computed Tomography.
abstract: Blunt and penetrating cardiovascular (CV) injuries are associated with a high morbidity and mortality. Rapid detection of these injuries in trauma is critical for patient survival. The advent of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) has led to increased detection of CV injuries during rapid comprehensive scanning of stabilized major trauma patients. MDCT has the ability to acquire images with a higher temporal and spatial resolution, as well as the capability to create multiplanar reformats. This pictorial review illustrates several common and life-threatening traumatic CV injuries from a regional trauma center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Arvind K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Shergill
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Tishan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maraj
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Mark S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Barszczyk
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Anna E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Zavodni
keywords: Aortic injuries; cardiovascular; multi-detector CT; trauma