Interpretation of the chest radiograph

The Chest Radiograph

The chest radiograph accounts for a very significant proportion of imaging throughout the world. It often represents the first imaging step, not only in diseases that focus on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, but in systemic illness. For this reason, its ubiquity can be beguiling. There is an inclination to feel that because one grows up with the chest radiograph, there must be an in...

An abnormal chest radiograph.

Volume 90, Number 1 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 47 A 24-year-old asymptomatic man requested a chest radiograph for routine tuberculosis screening. He did not have difficulty breathing, palpitations, chest pain, or edema. His medical history was significant for scoliosis and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes short stature, broad thumbs and toes, hirsu...

Chest discomfort and abnormal chest radiograph.

Dental Radiograph Interpretation

Interpreting dental radiographs can be daunting, but it is very similar to interpreting a standard boney radiograph. The major difference is that dental radiographic changes are often more subtle. In addition, there are pathologic states that are unique to the oral cavity. Finally, there are several normal anatomic structures that may mimic pathologic changes. This lecture concentrates on the m...

The predictive value and inter-observer variability of donor chest radiograph interpretation in lung transplantation.

OBJECTIVE Currently the relationship between the evaluation of the donor chest radiograph and the final disposition of potential donor lungs is unknown, yet potential lung donors receive frequent x-rays. We sought to clarify the role donor chest radiographs and donor lung acceptability. METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of 84 potential organ donors. Radiographs were reviewed separat...