Seatbelt injury

Case contributed by Vikas Shah
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Driver of a vehicle in a motor vehicle accident undergoing a whole body trauma CT.

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Female
ct

On this selected axial and coronal image from a whole body trauma CT, there is high density streaking of the fat in a horizontal line across the lower anterior abdominal wall. This is edema of the fat immediately behind the lap belt of a seat belt.

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