Objective: Thoracic injuries are responsible for 25% of deaths of blunt traumas. Chest X-ray
(CXR) is the first diagnostic method in patients with blunt trauma. The aim of this study was …

Background Although chest x-ray (CXR) is often used as a screening tool for thoracic injury
in adult blunt trauma assessment, its screening performance is unclear. Using chest CT as …

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Introduction This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of NEXUS chest and
Thoracic Injury Rule out criteria (TIRC) models in predicting the risk of intra-thoracic injuries …

BACKGROUND: The appropriate sequence of different imagings and indications of thoracic
computed tomography (TCT) in evaluating chest trauma have not yet been clarified at …

The incidence of traumatic injury to the thorax is estimated at up to 40% of patients that
require hospitalization. The vast majority of these injuries can be managed with observation …

Introduction: CT scan is an accurate tool for detection of injuries in trauma setting and is able
to find the injuries that were occult in CXR. In past years the utility of CT scan was limited to …

AIM: To review the recent evidence that has resulted from experiences in and out of conflict
in relation to improving imaging in cases of major trauma. METHOD: A search of electronic …

Background: Chest X-Ray (CXR) is routinely used as the primary diagnostic technique in
chest trauma but some possibly life-threatening injuries are repeatedly missed on CXR. Non …

OBJECTIVES This review was conducted to compare the contributions of chest X-ray (CXR)
and computed tomography (CT) towards detecting intrathoracic damage in patients with …