Association of Chest Anteroposterior Radiography with Computed Tomography in Patients with Blunt Chest Trauma.

Young Un ChoiChang Whan KimJi Hye Lim Il Hwan Park Chun-Sung Byun

Published in: Emergency medicine international (2023)

In situations where the patient's vital signs are unstable and performing a CT scan is not feasible, the presence of subcutaneous emphysema on radiography may indicate the need for chest decompression, even if pneumothorax is not observed.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
image quality
dual energy
positron emission tomography
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
trauma patients
case report
minimally invasive
lung function
magnetic resonance