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. Rick Robbins, M.D.

September 2012 Imaging Case of the Month

Michael B. Gotway, MD

Associate Editor Imaging

 

Department of Radiology

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, AZ

Clinical History: A 35-year-old non-smoking man presented with a history of slowly progressive shortness of breath preceded by cough and wheezing, previously presumptively diagnosed with asthma. He had a previous history of ulcerative colitis and a +PPD for which he received 6 month INH therapy. Frontal and lateral chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed.

Figure 1. Panel A: Frontal chest radiography. Panel B: Lateral chest radiography.

Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is accurate?

  1. The radiograph shows a diffuse interstitial abnormality
  2. The radiograph appears normal
  3. The radiograph shows cystic lung disease
  4. The radiograph a mediastinal contour abnormality
  5. The radiograph shows abnormal lung volumes

Reference as: Gotway MB. September 2012 imaging case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2012;5:126-34. (Click here for a PDF version)

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