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.
September 2017 Imaging Case of the Month
Michael B. Gotway, MD
Department of Radiology
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona USA
Clinical History: A 48-year-old woman with no previous medical history presented with complaints of intermittent cough persisting several months following a recent upper respiratory tract infection. No hemoptysis was noted.
Physical examination was largely unremarkable and the patient’s oxygen saturation was 98% on room air. Upon close inspection, the right thorax appeared slightly asymmetrically smaller than the left.
Laboratory evaluation was unremarkable. Quantiferon testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis was negative, and testing for coccidioidomycosis was unrevealing. Frontal and lateral chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed.
Figure 1. Frontal (A) and lateral (B) chest radiography
Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate? (Click on the correct answer to proceed to the second of nine pages)
- The chest radiograph shows asymmetric reticulation and interlobular septal thickening
- The chest radiograph shows bilateral reticulation associated with decreased lung volumes
- The chest radiograph shows large lung volumes
- The chest radiograph shows multifocal consolidation and pleural effusion
- The chest radiograph shows small cavitary pulmonary nodules
Cite as: Gotway MB. September 2017 imaging case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2017;15(3):104-13. doi: https://doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc109-17 PDF
December 2013 Imaging Case of the Month
Michael B. Gotway, MD
Department of Radiology
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Clinical History
A 30-year-old man complained of intermittent shortness of breath and recurrent respiratory tract infections. Frontal chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed.
Figure 1. Frontal chest radiograph. Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate?
Reference as: Gotway MB. December 2013 imaging case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2013;7(6):339-47. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc172-13 PDF