Chest CT in diagnosis of fire pericardial contusion
The ability to diagnose gunshot pericardial contusion using chest CT is established. Pericardial contusion is diagnosed in 45.1% of mine blast chest wounds. Primary CT signs of contusion are pericardial edema and hemopericardium. Edema corresponds to pericardial leaflet thickening up to 2-3 mm. Pericardial thickness exceeding 3 mm indicates blood accumulation.
Authors
- М. И. Ахиев
- E. G. Koshelev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5494-0327)
- V.M. Kitaev
- O.I. Zagorulko
Institutions
- Presidential Executive Office (RU)
- S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy (RU)
- Central State Medical Academy (RU)
- Russian Scientific Center of Surgery (RU)
- Medical Technologies (Czechia) (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-12-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17116/hirurgia202511229
- Primary Topic
- Trauma Management and Diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00