Trauma to the Thoracic Aorta and the Great Vessels

Min Ji Hong; Young Tong Kim; Sung Shick Jou; Sang Won Kim; Hyeong Cheol Shin; Il Young Kim

doi:10.3348/jksr.2009.60.4.241

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Hong, Kim, Jou, Kim, Shin, and Kim: Trauma to the Thoracic Aorta and the Great Vessels

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Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology 2009; 60(4): 241-247.

Published online: 30 April 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2009.60.4.241

Trauma to the Thoracic Aorta and the Great Vessels

Min Ji Hong, M.D., Young Tong Kim, M.D., Sung Shick Jou, M.D., Sang Won Kim, M.D., Hyeong Cheol Shin, M.D., Il Young Kim, M.D.

Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Young Tong Kim, M.D., Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan Hospital 23-20 Bongmyung-dong, Cheonan 330-721, Korea. Tel. 82-41-570-3515, Fax. 82-41-579-9026, ytokim@schca.ac.kr

Abstract

Trauma to the thoracic aorta and the great vessels carries a high mortality rate. The survival rate can be improved if these patients are given prompt and appropriate treatment. Various types of vascular injury are caused by blunt, penetrating, iatrogenic trauma. This article reviews the multimodality imaging of traumatic injuries to the aortic and great vessels.

Keywords: Thoracic, injuries, Aortic rupture, Aorta, thoracic, Tomography, X-ray computed

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