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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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.