Cross-sectional imaging of thoracic traumatic aortic injury
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Traumatic Thoracic Aortic Injury
T raumatic blunt injury to the thoracic aorta is a devastating condition that can lead to immediate death at the time of injury in the majority of cases, due in part to either aortic transection or acute rupture.1 Although blunt aortic injury accounts for fewer than 1% of all adult level I trauma center admissions, this condition represents the second most common cause of death due to blunt inj...
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عنوان ژورنال: Vasa
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0301-1526,1664-2872
DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a000741