Lecture 7 - Radiology of the thorax I

Question 1

Locations of diagnoses?

Answer 1

mediastinum, pleura, lungs, chest wall

Question 2

Pleural problems?

Answer 2

pneumothorax, pleural effusion, tumours

Question 3

Causes of pleural effusion?

Answer 3

congestive heart failure (most common), pneumonia, cancer, trauma

Question 4

Indications of pulmonary disorder?

Answer 4

lung makes acute angles between lesion and chest wall, fuzzy margins, air bronchograms

Question 5

Indications of extrapulmonary disorder?

Answer 5

obtuse angles, sharp margins