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.

Rick Robbins, M.D. 9/20/11 Rick Robbins, M.D. 9/20/11

September 2011 Case of the Month

Michael B. Gotway, M.D.
Associate Editor, Imaging

Reference as: Gotway MB. September 2011 case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2011;3:58-63. Click here for PDF version

Clinical History

A 44-year-old man presents for chest radiography for pre-operative screening prior to surgical repair of a meniscal tear in his right knee. An abnormality was noted on this study.

Figure 1A and B: Frontal (A) and lateral (B) chest radiography.

What abnormality is seen on the chest X-ray? (Depending on your computer settings, you may need to enlarge the chest x-ray with your browser to identify the abnormality.)