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Acute rupture of the diaphragm due to blunt trauma: diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of CT.

John G. Murray, Eulogio Caoili, James F. Gruden, Stephen Evans, Robert A. Halvorsen, Robert C. Mackersie

American Journal of Roentgenology · 1996 · 192 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

CT is highly specific in diagnosing acute diaphragmatic rupture and detects approximately two thirds of acute diaphragmatic ruptures after blunt trauma.

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Bernard R. Boulanger, David Milzman, Carl Rosati et al. · The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care · 1993 · 187 citations

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Blunt rupture of the diaphragm: Mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment

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