Can cervical spine computed tomography assist in detecting occult pneumothoraces?

Injury

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-54

  Ball, Chad G ^a   Roberts, Derek J ^a   Kirkpatrick, Andrew W ^a   Feliciano, David V ^b   Kortbeek, John B ^a   Datta, Indraneel ^a   Laupland, Kevin B ^a   Brar, Mantaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdomen and pelvis; Cervical spine; Computed tomography; Occult pneumothorax; Thorax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCULT PNEUMOTHORAX; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855569787     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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