Misleading chest x-ray film in psoriasis.

Ruptured silicone breast implant: a misleading chest X-ray.

The diagnosis of a ruptured breast implant can cause considerable confusion. We report a case of a ruptured breast prosthesis mimicking a primary lung tumour, to illustrate one of the diagnostic pitfalls that can occur in patients with silicone implants. CASE REPORT A 55 year old female was referred for investigation and possible surgery of a thyroid swelling. She had smoked 30 cigarettes per d...

Chest x-ray film in acute myocardial infarction.

A total of 185 chest x-ray films taken on 50 consecutive admissions to a coronary care unit were assessed independently for specific abnormalities by three observers. The commonest abnormality was upper lobe pulmonary venous congestion. When this was present by itself it did not appear to affect prognosis. Pulmonary oedema occurred in 12 of the patients, was associated with more pronounced pulm...

The ABCs of chest X-ray film interpretation.

Evaluation of PERSH Criteria to Avoid Unnecessary Chest X-ray in Patients with Blunt Chest Trauma: A Qualitative Study

Background: Chest X-rays (CXRs) are traditionally performed to determine intra-thoracic injuries in all blunt chest trauma patients in Shahid Bahonar hospital in Kerman. As there are some disadvantages upon CXR and radiation exposure, therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the role of CXR in the diagnosis of intra-thoracic injuries caused by any blunt chest trauma. Me...

Patient effective dose evaluation for chest X-ray examination in three digital radiography centers

Background: The radiation doses resulting from diagnostic X-ray examinations are routinely measured in terms of entrance surface dose (ESD) and effective dose (ED). In this study, for the purpose of radiation protection, the radiation doses received from Digital chest X-ray examination were evaluated in terms of ESD and ED. Material and Methods: The ED was calculated by using the MCNP ...