White out left hemithorax: A chronic expanding hematoma after blunt chest trauma.

Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)

A chronic expanding hematoma of the chest is rare after blunt chest trauma. Chest radiography and computed tomography showed a huge mass with focal calcification within the mass. Surgical removal is the main treatment for thoracic hematomas.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
image quality
dual energy
pet ct