Description #
In this lecture students will understand basic approaches to X-rays and CTs, and learn to identify and interpret disease specific signs on imaging films. We will describe the 5 radiological densities, and consider the systematic approach to chest X-rays, including the following: technique, written data, chest wall and soft tissue, abdomen, diaphragm, pleura, heart, mediastinum, Hila, lung and parenchyma. We will look at technical factors, pleural effusion, heart size, and parenchymal abnormalities of the lung, and then look at approaches to disease patterns. In pattern approaches to lung abnormalities we will consider multifocal opacities, air bronchiogram sign, Grand Glass Opacification, Atelectasis, interstitial lung disease, pulmonary interstitium, cystic spaces, nodules and masses, and emphysema.
Learning Objectives #
- Basic approach to the Chest X-Rays and Computed Tomography
- Learn how to identify and interpret disease specific signs on Chest X-Rays and CT
- Interactive quiz with case examples