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ReviewKorean journal of radiology2023

Watch Out for the Early Killers: Imaging Diagnosis of Thoracic Trauma.

Yon-Cheong Wong, Li-Jen Wang, Rathachai Kaewlai, Cheng-Hsien Wu

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Review in Korean journal of radiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Aortic Injury and Hemopericardium: Key Findings and Evaluation.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2026
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  2. Pneumothorax and Hemothorax: Practical Approaches for Radiologists.Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Yon-Cheong WongDivision of Emergency and Critical Care Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taiwan. ycwong@cgmh.org.tw.ORCID 0000-0001-8831-3295
Li-Jen WangDepartment of Medical Imaging and Intervention, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-2263-4835
Rathachai KaewlaiDivision of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-0650-9380
Cheng-Hsien WuDivision of Emergency and Critical Care Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-3250-6914
Chang Gung University · TWSiriraj Hospital · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiologists and trauma surgeons should monitor for early killers among patients with thoracic trauma, such as tension pneumothorax, tracheobronchial injuries, flail chest, aortic injury, mediastinal hematomas, and severe pulmonary parenchymal injury. With the advent of cutting-edge technology, rapid volumetric computed tomography of the chest has become the most definitive diagnostic tool for establishing or excluding thoracic trauma. With the notion of "time is life" at emergency settings, radiologists must find ways to shorten the turnaround time of reports. One way to interpret chest findings is to use a systemic approach, as advocated in this study. Our interpretation of chest findings for thoracic trauma follows the acronym "ABC-Please" in which "A" stands for abnormal air, "B" stands for abnormal bones, "C" stands for abnormal cardiovascular system, and "P" in "Please" stands for abnormal pulmonary parenchyma and vessels. In the future, utilizing an artificial intelligence software can be an alternative, which can highlight significant findings as "warm zones" on the heatmap and can re-prioritize important examinations at the top of the reading list for radiologists to expedite the final reports.

Indexed as

Flail ChestLung InjuryThoracic InjuriesWounds, NonpenetratingArtificial IntelligenceCone-Beam Computed TomographyHumansPneumothoraxPulmonary contusionsPulmonary lacerationsRib fracturesTraumatic aortic injury

Identifiers

PMID37500576
PMCPMC10400372
OpenAlexW4385237040

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