Liposarcoma is a rare tumour localised within the thorax. It can originate from a different thoracic structures (for example: lung parenchyma, mediastinum, pleura) or thoracic wall. We present a case of a 35-year-old woman with a giant tumour of the left hemithorax, who had two weeks history of non-productive cough and progressive dyspnoea from eight months. Chest radiography showed a large, ro...

INTRODUCTION The cardio-thoracic ratio (CTR) and the transverse cardiac diameter (TCD) on Plain chest radiography are the two parameters commonly used to diagnose cardiomegaly and heart disease. A CTR of greater than 50% on a PA film is abnormal and normally indicates cardiac or pericardial disease condition, whiles an increase of TCD from 1.5 to 2cm on two consecutive radiographs, taken at sho...

: The evaluation of small pulmonary nodules is a common and challenging clinical scenario often requiring multi-disciplinary approach to optimize patient care. Radiographic assessment an important part the determination whether nodule malignant or benign which then translates into intervention management strategy. A multimodality radiological longitudinal follow up may be needed based on combin...

Our purpose in this study was to develop a functional form of radiography and to perform a quantitative analysis for the shoulder joint using a dynamic flat panel detector (FPD) system. We obtained dynamic images at a rate of 3.75 frames per second (fps) using an FPD system. Three patients and 5 healthy controls were studied with a clinically established frontal projection, with abduction of th...

Introduction: Bochdalek hernias in adults rarely become symptomatic. However, once the abdominal organs become incarcerated in Bochdalek hernia, surgery is required to reduce them from the thoracic cavity. Case Description: We present the case of a 71-year-old woman with continuous chest discomfort and spontaneous epigastralgia. Computed tomography demonstrated that the colon and omentum were h...

BACKGROUND Supine anteroposterior (AP) chest radiography may not detect the presence of a small or medium pneumothorax (PTX) in trauma patients. OBJECTIVES To compare the sensitivity and specificity of bedside ultrasound (US) in the emergency department (ED) with supine portable AP chest radiography for the detection of PTX in trauma patients, and to determine whether US can grade the size of...

Thoracic injury directly accounts for 20 to 25% of deaths from trauma, resulting in more than 16,000 deaths annually in the United States. The most common cause of injuries leading to accidental death in the United States is motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) in which immediate deaths are often caused by rupture of the myocardial wall or the thoracic aorta. Early deaths (within the first 30 minute...

A 93-year-old woman who had been a pedestrian was brought to the emergency department after a road traffic accident. On arrival, the patient was conscious and hemodynamically stable with a respiratory rate of 14 breaths/min, pulse rate of 81 beats/min, blood pressure of 141/46 mmHg. The physical examination revealed multiple limb injuries in addition to tenderness on palpation of the right ches...

INTRODUCTION Long-term administration of glucocorticoids leads to rapid osteoporosis, and vertebral fractures are one of its most common complications. The methods used in identification are semi-quantitative ones, based on visual assessment, and quantitative ones, which use morphometric criteria. CASE REPORT A 79-year-old woman, who has suffered from polymyalgia rheumatica since July 2012, w...

It was the aim of the study presented here to estimate for the first time patient dose levels in conventional diagnostic radiology in Montenegro. Measurements of patient dose in terms of entrance surface air kerma (ESAK) and kerma-area product (KAP) were performed on at least 10 patients for each examination type, in each of five randomly selected health institutions in Montenegro, so that a to...