Fig. 8.1 Left pneumothorax. Supine chest X-ray acquired in the emergency room (a) (note the opacity of the spinal support over imposed) where is scarcely appreciable a “deep sulcus sign”…

Drawing 15.1 (a) Anatomy of the pancreatic gland, (b) anatomy of the pancreatic duct In adults, the pancreas weighs approximately 100 g and is about 17–20 cm long, it has a…

Fig. 14.1 Hepatic laceration. (a) Ultrasound shows a hypoechoic area within the right liver lobe (arrow); (b) CEUS: the laceration appears a nonvascular area (black arrow). The CE-MDCT, in arterial…

Fig. 4.1 Volume rendering (VR) should not be overemphasized as a screening tool to diagnose facial fractures. In that case, the left non-displaced condylar fracture, barely demonstrated on VR, is…

Grade of injury Description I Hematoma: subcapsular with spleen surface involvement <10% Laceration: capsular tear, <1 cm parenchymal depth II Hematoma: subcapsular, interest 10–50% of surface area Hematoma: intraparenchymal, <5…

Fig. 3.1 (a, b) Three-dimensional CT reconstructions. Comminute cranial vault fracture, well delineated on 3D reconstructions The use of contrast media is reserved to evaluate the vascular structures at submillimeter…

Fig. 5.1 Lumbar and thoracic fractures by axial loading injury mechanism (dashed open arrows): potential and limitation of radiography (two different patients). In both patients, radiographs (a, c) clearly show…

Fig. 7.1 Post-contrast axial CT scan at the level of the upper mediastinum depicts a circumferential granulomas within the wall of the trachea (white arrow) with stenosis of the lumen…

Drawing 18.1 Adrenal gland anatomy The suprarenal glands are responsible for the release of hormones that regulate metabolism, immune system function, and the salt-water balance in the bloodstream; they also…

Fig. 12.1 Normal CT anatomy of the anterior, posterior, and lateral/costal part of the diaphragm. (a, b) Axial MDCT images show the anterior diaphragmatic component (arrowheads) and the crura (arrows)….