Presentation
Car accident.
Patient Data
Age: 19
Gender: Male
This case featured in our 2016 Trauma Radiology Course which is now available to view online.
From the case:
Apical pneumothorax on cervical spine CT
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Small right apical pneumothorax better seen on lung windows. No cervical spine injury identified.
Case Discussion
Switching to lung windows on the inferior slices of a cervical spine CT can assist in detecting a small apical pneumothorax.