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.

June 2015 Imaging Case of the Month

Michael B. Gotway, MD

 

Department of Radiology

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, AZ

  

Clinical History: A 58-year-old man presented for a pre-operative evaluation for surgery planned for resection of localized prostate malignancy. A frontal chest radiograph (Figure 1) was performed.

Figure 1. 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 seven panels)

  1. The frontal chest radiograph shows an abnormal mediastinal contour
  2. The frontal chest radiograph shows basal predominant fibrotic abnormalities
  3. The frontal chest radiograph shows large lung volumes with a cystic appearance
  4. The frontal chest radiograph shows multifocal small pulmonary nodules
  5. The frontal chest radiograph shows no abnormal findings

Reference as: Gotway MB. June 2015 imaging case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2015;10(6):332-40. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc078-15 PDF

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