Thoracic Imaging

Question 1

PA vs AP — what are pros and cons

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Question 2

What are the indications for an ultrasound

When would you do a fluoroscopy

Answer 2

Pleural effusion vs collapse or consolidation!!
Check diaphragm function
Pleural and peripheral lung biopsy

Question 3

Indications for CT?

For V/Q?

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Question 4

PET-CT - prep, indications

Answer 4

Can help stage lung cancer. Also biopsies, and pulmonary nodules

Question 5

What to go through when interpreting CXR

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Question 6

What do the lung lobes look like from different angles, go through the fissure names too

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Question 7

What does — pneumonia and lung collapse look like

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Question 8

How does alveolar shadowing differ to interstitial shadowing

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Question 9

Do some identification of CXR pathology pics

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