CT imaging of blunt chest trauma

@article{Oikonomou2011CTIO,
  title={CT imaging of blunt chest trauma},
  author={Anastasia Oikonomou and Panos Prassopoulos},
  journal={Insights into Imaging},
  year={2011},
  volume={2},
  pages={281 - 295}
}
BackgroundThoracic injury overall is the third most common cause of trauma following injury to the head and extremities. Thoracic trauma has a high morbidity and mortality, accounting for approximately 25% of trauma-related deaths, second only to head trauma. More than 70% of cases of blunt thoracic trauma are due to motor vehicle collisions, with the remainder caused by falls or blows from blunt objects.MethodsThe mechanisms of injury, spectrum of abnormalities and radiological findings… 
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