Open AccessDetection of the early stage of spontaneous hemopneumothorax by CT attenuation values
Author(s) -
Koike Yukiko,
Namkoong Ho,
Otake Sotaro,
Asamura Hisao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2849
Subject(s) - hemopneumothorax , medicine , pneumothorax , bloody , computed tomography , radiology , nuclear medicine , surgery
Spontaneous hemopneumothorax is potentially fatal and can mimic spontaneous pneumothorax when changes in vital signs and bloody discharge from the chest tube are absent. Attenuation values at computed tomography may help detect this condition.