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thoracic (chest) trauma

Radiology: - chest X-ray vs CT of thorax - 25% of blunt thoracic trauma patients with injuries visible on CT but not chest X-ray* * editorialist wonders if CT would lead to more procedures but not clinical benefit [1]

Related

chest pain

Specific

breast injury

General

torso trauma; trunk trauma; injury of thorax, abdomen, &/or pelvis

References

  1. Langdorf MI et al. Prevalence and clinical import of thoracic injury identified by chest computed tomography but not chest radiography in blunt trauma: Multicenter prospective cohort study. Ann Emerg Med 2015 Dec; 66:589 PMID: 26169926