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Fig. 1 (a) CXR: pneumothorax is located only in the anteromedial and subpulmonary site. The radiant beam does not tangentially detect any visceral pleural border, and the sign of the…

A 62-year-old man who was struck by a car: Computed tomography (CT) images demonstrate the absence of the interposition of lungs between the upper abdominal contents and the chest wall…

Fig. 1 (a) CXR: pulmonary contusions may appear as single or multifocal “ground-glass” area. The ground-glass pattern is indicative of an interstitial damage with partial alveolar filling. (b) Axial CT…

Fig. 1 Penetrating tracheal injury secondary to intubation. Supine chest radiograph shows overdistention of the endotracheal cuff (dashed line). Furthermore, left pneumomediastinum (arrows), right heart contour outline (arrowheads), and bilateral…

Fig. 1 Thoracic esophageal injury. Water-soluble contrast medium esophagography: leakage of orally administered contrast material (arrow) In patients with penetrating transmediastinal injury, the most common chest radiographic findings of esophageal…

Fig. 1 Early triage of ED patients presenting with chest pain (Adapted from Rybicki et al. 2016) Based on this initial evaluation, the ED physician has to risk-stratify the majority…