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Pulmonary laceration may not be visible using [[chest X-ray]] because an associated [[pulmonary contusion]] or [[hemorrhage]] may mask it. | Pulmonary laceration may not be visible using [[chest X-ray]] because an associated [[pulmonary contusion]] or [[hemorrhage]] may mask it. | ||
[[Hematoma]]s appear on chest radiographs as smooth masses that are round or ovoid in shape.<ref name="Karmy02"/> Like lacerations, hematomas may initially be hidden on X-ray by lung contusions, but they become more apparent as the contusion begins to heal.<ref name="Karmy02"/> Pneumatoceles have a similar shape to that of hematomas but have thin, smooth walls.<ref name="Schnyder00"> | |||
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cite book |author=Schnyder P, Wintermark M |title=Radiology of Blunt Trauma of the Chest |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |year=2000 |pages=62 |isbn=3-540-66217-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate= 2008-05-06 |url = http://books.google.com/books?id=Q4haCU0cX14C&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=pulmonary+laceration+type&source=web&ots=HUWMAZ1iXh&sig=-o9MQ09BCVfIrsoo2_xLbXm41VE&hl=en | |||
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</ref> Lacerations filled with both blood and air display a distinctive "air-fluid level" on upright chest X-rays.<ref name="Schnyder00"/> | |||
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Overview
Chest X Ray
Pulmonary laceration may not be visible using chest X-ray because an associated pulmonary contusion or hemorrhage may mask it.
Hematomas appear on chest radiographs as smooth masses that are round or ovoid in shape.[1] Like lacerations, hematomas may initially be hidden on X-ray by lung contusions, but they become more apparent as the contusion begins to heal.[1] Pneumatoceles have a similar shape to that of hematomas but have thin, smooth walls.[2] Lacerations filled with both blood and air display a distinctive "air-fluid level" on upright chest X-rays.[2]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedKarmy02 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Schnyder P, Wintermark M (2000). Radiology of Blunt Trauma of the Chest. Berlin: Springer. p. 62. ISBN 3-540-66217-0. Retrieved 2008-05-06.