10/16/2013 Charles Q. Li, MD UCSD Radiology PGY-2 UCSD SOM c/o 2012
Indications Normal anatomy How to read & pathology
Dyspnea Chest pain Trauma Cough Fever Follow-up: PTX, effusion
NOT Rule-out ANYTHING Suspicion for lung mass Lung cancer screening in asymptomatic patients Metastatic workup Interstitial lung disease evaluation Supine imaging for PTX or effusion Frontal view only for foreign body
pulmonary-artery-and-pulmonary-veins/
Quality assessment Penetration Rotation Inspiration Motion Tubes, Lines & Drains Search pattern – “ATMLL” Abdomen Thorax Mediastinum Lung (individual) Lungs (both)
Well penetratedOver penetrated Under penetrated
CenteredRotated
Well-expandedPoorly-expanded
StillMoving
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Charles Q. Li Good learning resources: radiopaedia.org radiologyassistant.nl/en/ radiologymasterclass.co.uk