TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1975//
TI  - Traumatic disruption of the thoracic aorta: significance of the left apical extrapleural cap
JO  - Radiology
A1  - Simeone, J. F.
A1  - Minagi, H.
A1  - Putman, C. E.
SP  - 265
EP  - 268
VL  - 117
IS  - 2
N2  - The plain chest film may be critical in deciding whether a seriously injured patient should undergo aortography in order to exclude traumatic aortic rupture. The roentgen findings suggestive of aortic transection reflect the presence of mediastinal bleeding. A left apical extrapleural cap is frequently seen in these patients but heretofore has not been emphasized in the literature.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-8419
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -