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The PCS. The PCS is determined by summing each of the lengths (a and b). a: The length of the transverse axis of the lobe with the largest pulmonary contusion visualized by computed tomography of the chest. b: The length of the longest pulmonary contusion. PCS of 1 lobe=(b/a)×3. Fractions of 0.5 and higher were rounded up to the nearest whole number. PCS, pulmonary contusion score.
