Interpretation Chest X Ray

Interpretation Chest X Ray
Radiographic Anatomy and Interpretation of the Chest and the Pulmonary System

Content about :
The normal CXR
> Technique
> lateral
> Anatomy

How to read a CXR
> The silhouette sign
> Suggested scheme for reading a frontal CXR
> Review areas
> Pitfalls
> ECg tabs
> Hair braids
> Film/screen artefacts
> Film kinking during processing

Pattern recognition
> Collapse
> Consolidation
> ground glass opacity
> Masses
> nodules
> lines
> Cavities

Abnormalities of the thoracic cage and chest wall

lung tumours
> CXR features of malignant tumours
> CXR features of benign tumours
> Bronchal carcinoma
> non-mass like tumours
> Pleural tumours
> The solitary pulmonary nodule

Pneumonias
> Bacterial pneumonia

Chronic airways disease
- Asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Bronchiectasis

diffuse lung disease
- Fibrosis
- lymphangitis carcinomatosa
- lAM
- lCH
- Pulmonary sarcoid
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP)

Pleural disease
- Pneumothorax
- Effusion
- Empyema
- Haemothorax
- Pleural calcifcation
- Mesothelioma

left heart failure
- Cardiomegally
- Interstitial oedema
- Blood diversion
- Consolidation
- Septal lines
- Effusions

- Cardiac
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Fallot’s tetralogy
- Cardiomegally
- Pericardial effusion
- Pericardial calcifcation
- Ventricular aneurysm
- Aortic aneurysm

Pulmonary embolic disease

Mediastinal disease
- Mediastinal tumours
- Hilar masses
- lymphadenopathy
- Mediastinal haemorrhage
- Mediastinal abscess

Trauma