Resp Radiology Flashcards
colour of air on a CXR
black
colour of fat on a CXR
grey
colour of soft tissue on a CXR
grey
colour of muscle on a CXR
white
colour of bone on a CXR
white
colour of metal on a CXR
bright white
air blocks sound waves T or F
T
what body structure blocks passage of sound waves?
bone
what body structures allow passage of sound waves?
fluid
soft tissue
what does the shadowed area of an ultrasound mean?
this is the area where sound waves are blocked. ie there is bone or air there
what does the black area of an ultrasound mean?
there is fluid there
what does the bright area of an ultrasound mean?
there is soft tissue there
at least _ anterior ribs should be visible on an andequately inspired CXR
6
what border is located below the pulmonary artery and above the left ventricle?
left auricle
the oblique fissure divides what lobes?
left lower lobe (behind)
left upper lobe (in front)