ACR Appropriateness Criteria 1 Rib Fractures American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Clinical Condition: Rib Fractures Variant 1: Adult. Suspected rib fractures from minor blunt trauma (injury confined to ribs). Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* X-ray chest 8 Obtain PA view. ☢ X-ray rib views 5 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest without IV contrast 3 ☢ ☢ ☢ Tc-99m bone scan whole body 2 ☢...

In order to evaluate the relationship between the concentration of welding fumes and cigarette smoke on the bronchopulmonary system function, a comparative study of spirometric measurements in 100 welders and 50 healthy volunteers was performed in an automobile manufacturing company. Two groups of workers were matched according to their age, height, smoking habit, years of service and soci...

AIM To evaluate the diagnostic sensitivity and accuracy and the cost-effectiveness of this technique in the detection of gastroenteropancreatic carcinoid tumors and their metastases in comparison with conventional imaging methods. METHODS Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) was performed in 24 patients with confirmed carcinoids and 7 under investigation. The results were compared with th...

Background: Neonatal pneumopericardium (PPC) is a rare clinical condition usually associated with other air leak syndromes. It increases morbidity and mortality due to cardiac tamponade. Case report: A preterm male neonate weighing 1260 g was born with the gestational age of 28 weeks. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was routinely performed without any medical therapy. The newborn was transferred ...

introduction: catamenial pneumothorax is a rare disease caused by presence of endometrial tissues in chest cavity  showing itself with pneumothorax 24 to 48 hours after  the beginning of menstrual period .  a case of catamenial pneumothorax is presented here. case presentation: the case was a 17-year-old young woman admitted to hospital with symptoms and signs including chest pain, dyspnea, tac...

We report a 54-year-old woman with the history of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who was admitted to our hospital because of volume overload. Due to long-term use of peripheral veins and arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure, central venous catheterization was the only choice for hemodialysis. She developed right upper extremiti’s pain and paresis during hemodialysis. A posteroanterior chest x-ra...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the diagnostic value of chest X-Ray in tracheobronchial foreign body aspiration among group of children in southern Punjab. METHODS The Cross sectional/comparative diagnostic procedural study was conducted in the Department of Radiology, Nishtar Medical College and Children Hospital Complex. Multan from January 2009-January 2011. Chest CT was performed in 45 consecutive ...

Background: Pulmonary atelectasis is common following sternotomy for cardiac surgery. The degree of atelectasis present on chest x-ray has been used to assess efficacy of interventions designed to reduce atelectasis, however radiological atelectasis scoring systems used may exaggerate the clinical effect of atelectasis in these patients. We have produced an alternative scoring system that seeks...

BACKGROUND A project was implemented in 2010 to improve TB notification and TB screening and diagnostic routines in large general hospitals. The aims of present study was to assess baseline TB screening and diagnostic practices in the three largest general hospitals in Vietnam. OBJECTIVES To assess baseline TB screening and diagnostic practices in the three largest general hospitals in Vietna...

At birth, three infants had typical to-and-fro murmurs and laboratory features suggesting tetralogy of Fallot with absent pulmonary valve. Initial posteroanterior chest x-ray films were atypical for the condition because of the apparent absence of dilation of the proximal pulmonary arterial tree. Lateral chest x-ray films invariably demonstrated a large hilar mass. Radiographic findings on the ...