Radlines - Radiology Guidelines

Chest trauma

Author: Mikael Häggström [notes 1]

Planning

Choice of modality

In blunt chest trauma, US guidelines mainly recommend the following two as complementary examinations:[1]

  • X-ray of the chest in trauma
  • CT of the chest in trauma, ideally performed as a CT angiography

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ . Blunt Chest Trauma, ACR Appropriateness Criteria. American College of Radiology. Date of origin: 2013