Pneumomediastinum CT

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Overview

The diagnosis can be confirmed via chest X-ray showing a radiolucent outline around the heart and mediastinum or via CT scanning of the thorax.

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The following finding(s) on performing CT-scan of the chest is confirmatory for pneumomediastinum:

Subcutaneous emphysema. Naclerio V sign: Seen in pneumomediastinum occurring often secondary to an oesophageal rupture but it is not entirely specific to that condition. Gas anterior to pericardium: pneumopericardium. Gas around pulmonary artery and main branches: ring around artery sign. Gas outlining major aortic branches: tubular artery sign. Gas outlining bronchial wall: double bronchial wall sign. Continuous diaphragm sign: due to gas trapped posterior to pericardium. Gas between parietal pleura and diaphragm: extrapleural sign. Gas in pulmonary ligament. Pediatric pneumomediastinum have different appearances:

Elevated thymus: thymic wing sign. Gas crossing the superior mediastinum: haystack sign (the heart appears like a haystack in a Monet painting).

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