Imaging
Those who care for patients with pulmonary, critical care or sleep disorders rely heavily on chest radiology and pathology to determine diagnoses. The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep publishes case-based articles with characteristic chest imaging and related pathology.
The editor of this section will oversee and coordinate the publication of a core of the most important chest imaging topics. In doing so, they encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. It cannot be overemphasized that both radiologic and pathologic images must be of excellent quality. As a rule, 600 DPI is sufficient for radiographic and pathologic images. Taking pictures of plain chest radiographs and CT scans with a digital camera is strongly discouraged. The figures should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively. The stain used for pathology specimens and magnification should be mentioned in the figure legend. Those who care for patients with pulmonary, critical care or sleep disorders rely heavily on chest radiology and pathology to determine diagnoses. The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep publishes case-based articles with characteristic chest imaging and related pathology. The editor of this section will oversee and coordinate the publication of a core of the most important chest imaging topics. In doing so, they encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. It cannot be overemphasized that both radiologic and pathologic images must be of excellent quality. As a rule, 600 DPI is sufficient for radiographic and pathologic images. Taking pictures of plain chest radiographs and CT scans with a digital camera is strongly discouraged. The figures should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively. The stain used for pathology specimens and magnification should be mentioned in the figure legend.
Medical Image of the Week: Bronchial Clot
This patient was admitted from oncology clinic for ten days of hemoptysis on Coumadin. Her laboratory data on admission showed a platelet count of 14,000/μL and an INR of 4.5. She was found on bronchoscopy with her right mainstem completely occluded by a clot. A cryoprobe was used and the clot was removed in one piece as seen above in a 4 x 4 container. The clot was notable to have the cast of the right mainstem bronchial rings as well as impressions of the right upper, right middle, and right lower lobe bronchus. The entire length of the clot was approximately four centimeters.
Wendy Hsu, MD and Yuval Raz, MD
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Arizona Respiratory Center
University of Arizona
Reference as: Hsu W, Raz Y. Medical image of the week: bronchial clot. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2012;5:296. PDF