Cardiac A-lines in fast scan as a sign of pneumopericardium
Abstract Background Traumatic pneumopericardium is rare and usually results from blunt injury. Diagnosis through clinical and chest X-ray is often difficult. Ultrasound findings of A-line artifacts in the cardiac window may suggest pneumopericardium. Case presentation A young man involved in a car a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-04-01
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| Series: | The Ultrasound Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-019-0123-x |