Pulmonary contusion: CT vs plain radiograms.
J Comput Assist Tomogr
; 13(3): 417-20, 1989.
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| ID: mdl-2723172
ABSTRACT
In experimentally induced pulmonary contusions, CT (n = 27) and chest X-ray (n = 24) findings were compared with the findings at autopsy. Twenty-seven of 27 (100%) pulmonary contusions were visible by CT immediately after trauma compared with 9 of 24 (37.5%) in the chest X-ray. After 30 min follow-up, 18 of 24 (75%) lesions were seen on the plain film. Five of 24 (21%) contusions escaped detection on conventional radiographs. Computed tomography underestimated lesion size in 5 of 60 (8%) measurements, conventional radiographs in 21 of 36 (58%) measurements. Pathological examination never revealed a pulmonary contusion that was not demonstrated by CT. Therefore, pulmonary contusion seems unlikely in a trauma patient with normal pulmonary CT.
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Assunto principal:
Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Contusões
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Lesão Pulmonar
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Comput Assist Tomogr
Ano de publicação:
1989
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Article