Interpretation of Chest X-Ray: An Illustrated Companion First Edition PDF

1. Introduction 1
General Introduction 1
Basic Radiography 2
Basic Principles of Chest X-ray Interpretation 9
2. Normal Chest X-Ray 12
Normal Structures Seen in Chest X-ray—A Brief Description 12
Introduction 12
The Lungs and Fissures 12
Some Useful Signs in Chest X-ray Interpretation 22
3. Lung Opacity and Lung Lucency 29
Lung Opacity 29
Introduction 29
Unilateral Lung Opacity 30
Lobar Collapse Series 37
Collapse/Atelectasis 37
Collapse of Individual Lobes 43
Hilum Based Opacity 57
Bilateral Lung Opacity 60
Lung Lucency 64
Lung Lucency—Unilateral Involving Whole Lung 64
Lung Lucency—Unilateral Involving Part of Lung 65
Bullous Emphysema 70
Bronchiectasis 70
Lung Lucency—Bilateral Copd 72
4. Diseases of the Heart 75
Criteria for a Normal Heart in Chest X-ray 75
Method of Measuring Ctr in Chest X-ray 76
How to Read X-ray Chest in Cardiology? 79
Cardiac Shape—A Guide to Congenital Heart Disease 84
Cardiac Situs—A Guide to Chd 87
Coarctation of Aorta 88
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Pda) 89
Ventricular Septal Defect (Vsd) 90
Atrial Septal Defect (Asd) 91
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension 92
Bicuspid Aortic Valve 93
Mitral Regurgitation 95
Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis 96
Left Atrial Enlargement 98
Pericardial Effusion 98
Calcific Pericarditis 99
D ilated Cardiomyopathy 100
Congestive Heart Failure—Chf/Ccf 101
Pulmonary Edema 102
Aortic Aneurysm 103
5. Miscellaneous Lesions 105
Rib Fracture 105
Cervical Rib 106
Complete Eventration of the Right Hemidiaphragm 106
D iaphragm Rupture 108
D iaphragmatic Hernia in a Child 110
Gas Under Diaphragm 111
Chilaiditi Syndrome 112
Interpretation of Chest X-Ray: An Illustrated Companion First Edition PDF Ebook

G Balachandran MD DNB DMRD
Associate Professor
Department of Radiology
Sri Manakula Vinayakar Medical College and Hospital
Puducherry, India