Chest Imaging in the Trauma Intensive Care Unit

Kshettry VR , Bolman RM 3rd . Chest trauma: assessment, diagnosis, and management (review). Clin Chest Med 1994;15(1):137–146.

Blair E , Topuzlu Z , Davis JH . Delayed or missed diagnosis in blunt chest trauma. J Trauma 1971;11(2):129–145.

Groskin SA . Selected topics in chest trauma. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 1996;17(2):119–141.

Haramati LB , Hochsztein JG , Marciano N , Nathanson N. Evaluation of the role of chest computed tomography in the management of trauma patients. Emerg Med 1996;3:225–230.

Marts B , Durham R , Shapiro M , Mazuski JE , Zuckerman D , Sundaram M , et al. Computed tomography in the diagnosis of blunt thoracic injury. Am J Surg 1994;168(6):688–692.

Nelson JB , Bresticker MA , Nahrwold DL . Computed tomography in the initial evaluation of patients with blunt trauma. J Trauma 1992;33(5):722–727.

Poole GV , Morgan DB , Cranston PE , Muakkassa FF , Griswold JA . Computed tomography in the management of blunt thoracic trauma. J Trauma 1993;35(2):296–302.

Smejkal R , O'Malley KF , David E , Cernaianu AC , Ross SE . Routine initial computed tomography of the chest in blunt torso trauma. Chest 1991;100(3):667–669.

Stark P. Traumatic rupture of the aorta: a review. Crit Rev Diagn Imaging 1984;21(3):229–255.

Clark DE , Zeiger MA , Wallace KL , Packard AB , Nowicki ER . Blunt aortic trauma: signs of high risk. J Trauma 1990;30(6):701–705.

Cowley RA , Turney SZ , Hankins JR , Rodriguez A , Attar S , Shankar BS . Rupture of thoracic aorta caused by blunt trauma: a fifteen year experience. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1990;100(5):652–661.

Kirsh MM , Behrendt DM , Orringer MB , Gago O , Gray LA Jr. , Mills LJ , et al. The treatment of acute traumatic rupture of the aorta: a 10-year experience. Ann Surg 1976;184(3):308–316.

Lundevall J. The mechanism of traumatic rupture of the aorta. Act Pathol Microbiol Scand 1964;62:34–46.

Mirvis SE , Bidwell JK , Buddemeyer EU , Diaconis JN , Pais SO , Whitley JE , Goldstein LD . Value of chest radiography in excluding traumatic aortic rupture. Radiology 1987;163(2):487–493.

Morgan PW , Goodman LR , Aprahamian C , Foley WD , Lipchik EO . Evaluation of traumatic aortic injury: does dynamic contrast-enhanced CT play a role? Radiology 1992;182(3):661–666.

Ishikawa T , Nakajima Y , Kaji T. The role of CT in traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta and its proximal branches (review). Semin Roentgenol 1989;24(1):38–46.

Madayag MA , Kirshenbaum KJ , Nadimpalli SR , Fantus RJ , Cavallino RP , Crystal GJ . Thoracic aortic trauma: role of dynamic CT. Radiology 1991;179(3):853–855.

Miller FB , Richardson JD , Thomas HA , Cryer HM , Willing SJ . Role of CT in diagnosis of major arterial injury after blunt thoracic trauma. Surgery 1989;106(4):596–603.

Mirvis SE , Kostrubiak I , Whitley NO , Goldstein LD , Rodriguez A. Role of CT in excluding major arterial injury after blunt thoracic trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987;149(3):601–605.

Richardson P , Mirvis SE , Scorpio R , Dunham CM . Value of CT in determining the need for angiography when findings of mediastinal hemorrhage on chest radiographs are equivocal. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991;156(2):273–279.

Gavant ML , Flick P , Menke P , Gold RE . CT aortography of thoracic aortic rupture. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996;166(4):955–961.

Marotta R , Franchetto AA . The CT appearance of aortic transection. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996;166(3):647–651.

Greene R. Lung alterations in thoracic trauma. J Thorac Imag 1987;2(3):1–11.

Schild HH , Strunk H , Weber W , Stoerkel S , Doll G , Hein K , Weitz M. Pulmonary contusion: CT vs plain radiograms. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1989;13(3):417–420.

Tocino I , Miller MH . Computed tomography in blunt chest trauma. J Thorac Imaging 1987;2(3):45–59.

Toombs BD , Sandler CM , Lester RG . Computed tomography of chest trauma. Radiology 1981;140(3):733–738.

Wagner RB , Crawford WO Jr , Schimpf PP . Classification of parenchymal injuries of the lung. Radiology 1988;167(1):77–82.

Batra P. The fat embolism syndrome. J Thorac Imaging 1987;2(3):12–17.

Halttunen PE , Kostiainen SA , Meurala HG . Bronchial rupture caused by blunt chest trauma. Scand J Thorac Surg 1984;18(2):141–144.

Guest JL , Anderson JN . Major airway injury in closed chest trauma. Chest 1977;72(1):63–66.

Wiot JF . The radiologic manifestations of blunt chest trauma. JAMA 1975;231(5):500–503.

Kirsh MM , Orringer MB , Behrendt DM , Sloan H. Management of tracheobronchial disruption secondary to nonpenetrating trauma (review). Ann Thorac Surg 1976;22(1):93–101.

Spencer JA , Rogers CE , Westaby S. Clinico-radiological correlates in rupture of the major airways. Clin Radiol 1991;43(6):371–376. Published erratum appears in Clin Radiol 1991;44(3):214.

Kelly JP , Webb WR , Moulder PV , Everson C , Burch BH , Lindsey ES . Management of airway trauma. I: Tracheobronchial injuries. Ann Thorac Surg 1985;40(6):551–555.

Oh KS , Fleischner FG , Wyman SM . Characteristic pulmonary finding in traumatic complete transection of a main-stem bronchus. Radiology 1969;92(2):371–372.

Polansky A , Resnick D , Sofferman RA , Davidson TM . Hyoid bone elevation: a sign of tracheal transection. Radiology 1984;150(1):117–120.

Rollins RJ , Tocino I. Early radiographic signs of tracheal rupture. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987;148(4):695–698.

Estrera AS , Platt MR , Mills LJ . Traumatic injuries of the diaphragm. Chest 1979;75(3):306–313.

Meyers BF , McCabe CJ . Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: occult marker of serious injury. Ann Surg 1993;218(6):783–790.

Voeller GR , Reisser JR , Fabian TC , Kudsk K , Mangiante EC . Blunt diaphragm injuries: a five-year experience. Am Surg 1990;56(1):28–31.

Ball T , McCrory R , Smith JO , Clements JL Jr . Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia: errors in diagnosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1982;138(4):633–637.

Estrera AS , Landay MJ , McClelland RN . Blunt traumatic rupture of the right hemidiaphragm: experience in 12 patients. Ann Thorac Surg 1985;39(6):525–530.

Gourin A , Garzon AA . Diagnostic problems in traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. J Trauma 1974;14(1):20–31.

Hood RM . Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia (review). Ann Thorac Surg 1971;12(3):311–324.

Kearney PA , Rouhana SW , Burney RE . Blunt rupture of the diaphragm: mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment. Ann Emerg Med 1989;18(12):1326–1330.

Wienceck RG Jr , Wilson RF , Steiger Z. Acute injuries of the diaphragm: an analysis of 165 cases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1986;92(6):989–993.

Wise L , Connors J , Hwang YH , Anderson C. Traumatic injuries to the diaphragm. J Trauma 1973;13(11):946–950.

Gelman R , Mirvis SE , Gens D. Diaphragmatic rupture due to blunt trauma: sensitivity of plain chest radiographs. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1991;156(1):51–57.

Minagi H , Brody WR , Laing FC . The variable roentgen appearance of traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. J Can Assoc Radiol 1977;28(2):124–128.

Payne JH Jr , Yellin AE . Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia. Arch Surg 1982;117(1):18–24.

Groskin SA . Selected topics in chest trauma. Radiology 1992;183(3):605–617.

Murray JG , Caoili E , Gruden JF , Evans SJ , Halvorsen RA Jr , Mackersie RC . Acute rupture of the diaphragm due to blunt trauma: diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996;166(5):1035–1039.

Caskey Cl , Zerhouni EA , Fishman EK , Rahmouni AD . Aging of the diaphragm: a CT study. Radiology 1989;171(2):385–389.

Shanmuganathan K , Mirvis SE , White CS , Pomerantz SM . MR imaging evaluation of hemidiaphragms in acute blunt trauma: experience with 16 patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1996;167(2):397–402.

Meyer S. Thoracic spine trauma (review). Semin Roentgenol 1992;27(4):254–261.

Pal JM , Mulder DS , Brown RA , Fleiszer DM . Assessing multiple trauma: is the cervical spine enough? J Trauma 1988;28(8):1282–1284.

Ballock RT , Mackersie R , Abitbol JJ , Cervilla V , Resnick D , Garfin SR . Can burst fractures be predicted from plain radiographs? J Bone Joint Surg Br 1992;74(1):147–150.

Greene R. Lung alterations in thoracic trauma. J Thorac Imaging 1987;2(3):1–11.

Mirvis SE , Templeton P. Imaging in acute thoracic trauma (review). Semin Roentgenol 1992;27(3):184–210.

Harley DP , Mena I. Cardiac and vascular sequelae of sternal fractures. J Trauma 1986;26(6):553–555.

Harris RD , Harris JH Jr . The prevalence and significance of missed scapular fractures in blunt chest trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1988;151(4):747–750.

Oreck SL , Burgess A , Levine AM . Traumatic lateral displacement of the scapula: a radiolographic sign of neurovascular disruption. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1984;66(5):758–763.

Ashbaugh DG , Peters GN , Halgrimson CG , Owens JC , Waddell WR . Chest trauma: analysis of 685 patients. Arch Surg 1967;95(4):546–554.

Con JH , Hardy JD , Fain WR , et al. Thoracic trauma: Analysis of 1022 cases. J Trauma 1963;3:22–40.

Tocino IM , Miller MH , Frederick PR , Bahr AL , Thomas F. CT detection of occult pneumothorax in head trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1984;143(5):987–990.

Wall SD , Federle MP , Jeffrey RB , Brett CM . CT diagnosis of unsuspected pneumothorax after blunt abdominal trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1983;141(5):919–921.

Wolfman NT , Gilpin JW , Bechtold RE , Meredith JW , Ditesheim JA . Occult pneumothorax in patients with abdominal trauma: CT studies. J Comput Assist Tomogr 1993;17(1):56–59.

Mirvis SE , Tobin KD , Kostrubiak I , Belzberg H. Thoracic CT in detecting occult disease in critically ill patients. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1987;148(4):685–689.

Fulda G , Rodriguez A , Turney SZ , Cowley RA . Blunt traumatic pericardial rupture: a ten-year experience 1979-1989. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1989;31(4):525–530.

Hossack KF , Moreno CA , Vanway CW , Burdick DC . Frequency of cardiac contusion in nonpenetrating chest injury. Am J Cardiol 1988;61(4):391–394.

Rosenbaum RC , Johnston GS . Posttraumatic cardiac dysfunction: assessment with radionuclide ventriculography. Radiology 1986;160(1):91–94.

Mirvis SE . Imaging of thoracic trauma. In: Turney SZ , Rodriguez A , Cowley RA , editors. Management of cardiothoracic trauma. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1990.

Bladergroen MR , Lowe JE , Postlethwait RW . Diagnosis and recommended management of esophageal perforation and rupture. Ann Thorac Surg 1986;42(3):235–239.