Multidetector Computer Tomography: Evaluation of Blunt Chest Trauma in Adults

Figure 9

Right hemothorax with the “hematocrit sign.” Postcontrast axial MDCT at the level of ventricular chambers demonstrates a right pleural effusion with a liquid-liquid level (curved arrow), giving an aspect of layered effusion, consistent with right hemothorax with different degrees of blood coagulation (“hematocrit sign”).