This paper proposes a new domain of human identification based on the classification of chest x-ray images. Like fingerprint, retina or face images have been used for human identification, the question whether chest x-ray images can provide valid, accurate and reliable information about the identity of an individual has not been investigated so far and is thus proposed here. Various approaches ...

An increasing number of diagnostic X-ray departments are opening their doors for direct referral of patients from general practitioners without the intervention of a clinical consultant before the patient is radiographed. Communication between diagnostic radiologist and practitioner is direct and hence increased responsibility falls upon both. With this in mind we are concerned with two associa...

The initial chest x-ray is used to classify the stage of sarcoidosis. This report shows x-rays with findings of Stages I to IV. Underwriting sarcoidosis requires information of the history, the stage and pulmonary function tests.

Introduction: Transhiatal esophagectomy is a widely accepted approach for palliative resection of subcarinal esophageal cancers. This study was designed to evaluate the necessity of routine thoracostomy tube insertion in this technique.  Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 123 consecutive patients with esophageal cancers undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy from March 2001 to Fe...

BACKGROUND In patients with lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), changes on chest radiography are rare but poorly characterised, especially in general practice. AIM To describe the range of findings on chest radiographs and the associations between these findings and the aetiology of LRTI. DESIGN OF STUDY A prospective observational study. SETTING General practices in the Leiden regi...

A 69-year-old woman presented to an outside hospital with chest pressure radiating to the back and dyspnea. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest with pulmonary embolism protocol for elevated D-dimer was negative (Figure 1). She had mild Troponin elevation that resolved along with the symptoms, and the patient underwent a stress test to rule out acute coronary syndrome. She developed dys-pnea d...

INTRODUCTION Extravascular lung water index (EVLWI) can be measured at the bedside using the transpulmonary thermodilution technique (TPTD). The goal of this study was to compare EVLWI values with a chest x-ray score of pulmonary edema and markers of oxygenation in critically ill children. METHODS This was a prospective observational study in a pediatric intensive care unit of a university ho...

Radiologic Procedure Rating Comments RRL* Rule Out Bone Metastases Tc-99m bone scan whole body 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray radiographic survey whole body 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ FDG-PET/CT whole body 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ Rule Out Thoracic Metastases X-ray chest 2 ☢ CT chest without contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest with contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ CT chest without and with contrast 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ X-ray tomography chest 2 ☢ ☢ FDG-PET/CT whole body 2 ☢ ☢ ☢ ☢ Rul...

a three day old neonate was referred to our department with a problem of a sternal cleft. sternal clefts are often associated with a myriad of other abnormalities ranging from mild to severe. we present our experience with such a problem, and review the current literature concerning it.

This paper compares the performance of keyword and machine learning-based chest x-ray report classification for Acute Lung Injury (ALI). ALI mortality is approximately 30 percent. High mortality is, in part, a consequence of delayed manual chest x-ray classification. An automated system could reduce the time to recognize ALI and lead to reductions in mortality. For our study, 96 and 857 chest x...