AJR Am J Roentgenol 1998 Jun;170(6):1523-5
Periaortic hematoma on helical CT of the chest: a criterion for predicting blunt traumatic aortic rupture.
Wong YC, Wang LJ, Lim KE, Lin BC, Fang JF, Chen RJ
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of
helical CT of the chest for predicting blunt traumatic aortic ruptures
when periaortic hematoma is used as a positive criterion. CONCLUSION: We
recommend the use of periaortic hematoma as a criterion for predicting
traumatic aortic ruptures on CT because this criterion is sensitive and
can reduce the false-positive rate of CT interpretations.
