Radiology Cases | System: Chest

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    ID: 16349 "Buckle" rib fractures Dr Chris O'Donnell (FRANZCR) - 12 Jan 2012 Buckle rib fractures are typical of an anterior compressive force to the...
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    ID: 16337 "Off-gassing" on postmortem CT scanning of a scuba death Dr Chris O'Donnell (FRANZCR) - 12 Jan 2012 The key to this case is the time interval between death and scanning - 9...

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    ID: 13747 Abberant right subclavian artery aneurysm Dr Lee-Anne Slater - 12 May 2011 Chest X-ray showed a right upper zone mass. CT demonstrated this to be d...
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    ID: 14376 Aberrant right subclavian artery (CTA) Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Jul 2011 Aberrant right subclavian arteries, with no other arch anomalies, a...
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    ID: 5647 Aberrant right subclavian artery (MRA) Dr Frank Gaillard - 2 Mar 2009 Aberrant right suclavian artery passing behind both trachea and oesophag...
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    ID: 14845 Abscesses involving the spleen and lung Dr Sajoscha Sorrentino (MD) - 30 Aug 2011
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    ID: 14566 Absent clavicles Dr Andrew Dixon - 5 Aug 2011 Virtually absent clavicles in a patient with cleidocranial dysostosis. N...
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    ID: 7964 Accessory fissure right lower lobe Dr Frank Gaillard - 24 Dec 2009 CT of the chest (sagittal reconstructions) demonstrate an accessory...
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    ID: 14946 Achalasia Dr Alexandra Stanislavsky - 7 Sep 2011
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    ID: 14538 Achalasia Dr Frank Gaillard - 3 Aug 2011 These are typical appearances of oesophageal achalasia, although one sho...
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    ID: 8831 Achalasia Dr Hani Alsalam - 2 Mar 2010 This case illustrates typical features of achalasia, complicated by aspi...
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    ID: 7948 Achalasia Dr Frank Gaillard - 24 Dec 2009 This women in her 20's presented with grave difficulties swallowing both...
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    ID: 8572 Acquired tracheobronchomalacia Dr Frank Gaillard - 13 Feb 2010 CT of a 75 year old male obtained both in inspiration and expiration dem...
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    ID: 13286 Acute pulmonary embolism Dr Hani Alsalam - 23 Mar 2011 Right segmental and sub-segmental acute pulmonary em...
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    ID: 3011 Acute pulmonary oedema Dr Frank Gaillard - 22 May 2008 This patient presented with acute onset of dyspnoea. The frontal chest r...
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    ID: 15434 Acute pulmonary oedema (APO) Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Oct 2011 This two films demonstrate the classic appearances of acute interstitial...
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    ID: 16290 Adult respiratory distress syndrome Dr Sajoscha Sorrentino (MD) - 7 Jan 2012
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    ID: 8599 Advanced pulmonary TB Dr Natalie Yang (FRANZCR) - 15 Feb 2010 Advanced pulmonary TB in a 60 year old Asian male
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    ID: 12505 Air bronchogram by ultrasonography Dr G Balachandran - 5 Dec 2010 Although ultrasound has a limited role in imaging of the lung, when the ...
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    ID: 8683 Air crescent sign Dr Frank Gaillard - 22 Feb 2010 Air crescent sign of recovering angioinvasive aspergillosis
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    ID: 8684 Air crescent sign Dr Frank Gaillard - 22 Feb 2010 Sagittal reformat from a CT scan of the chest, performed on a 14 year-ol...
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    ID: 15388 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) Dr Frank Gaillard - 13 Oct 2011 These films demonstrate characteristic appearances of ABPA. Related...
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    ID: 5745 Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) Dr Paresh K Desai - 20 Mar 2009 Chest x-ray in a 40 year old female with cough demonstrates a mass overl...
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    ID: 9674 Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency Dr Andrew Dixon - 11 May 2010 Severe mid and lower zone emphysema (pan-lobular) in a patient with alph...
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    ID: 16939 Alveolar microlithiasis Dr Luke A Danaher - 2 Mar 2012
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    ID: 5310 Alveolar microlithiasis Dr Ehsan Masud Kiani - 2 Jan 2009 A 30 year old female doctor had a routine chest xray done. Xray chest sh...
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    ID: 12613 Alveolar microlithiasis Dr Amro Nazih Omar - 23 Dec 2010 Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is an uncommon chronic disease c...
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    ID: 6539 Amiodarone lung Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Jul 2009 Chest x-ray in an elderly patient on amiodarone demonstrates numerous re...
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    ID: 6711 Amyloidoma - mediastinal Dr Natalie Yang (FRANZCR) - 9 Aug 2009 Final Diagnosis: Mediastinal amyloidomaRight chest mass, core biopsy - a...
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    ID: 10162 Aneurysmal double aortic arch Dr Frank Gaillard - 14 Jul 2010 Aneurysmal double aortic arch, completely encircling the trachea and oes...
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    ID: 8651 Angioinvasive aspergillosis Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Feb 2010 Chest x-ray demonstrates a Hickman line in situ. In the left mid-zone a ...

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    ID: 8675 Angioinvasive aspergillosis - gross pathology Dr Yale Rosen (MD) - 22 Feb 2010 Angioinvasive aspergillosis demonstrating the gross pathology equivalent...
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    ID: 13320 Anterior mediastinal mass Dr Jeremy Jones - 28 Mar 2011
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    ID: 6312 Anterior mediastinal T cell lymphoma Dr Frank Gaillard - 4 Jun 2009 6 yr old boy with a biopsy proven T cell lymphoma of the anterior medias...
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    ID: 8593 Anterior mediastinal teratoma Dr Gagandeep Singh - 15 Feb 2010 Frontal chest radiograph demonstrates a left paratracheal radio-opacity ...
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    ID: 8534 Aortic arch aneurysm Dr Frank Gaillard - 9 Feb 2010 Chest x-ray of a 65 year old woman demonstrating a large rounded opacity...
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    ID: 14667 Aortic arch false aneurysm Dr Frank Gaillard - 21 Aug 2011 This case illustrates the need for prudence when evaluating an anterior ...
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    ID: 15523 Aortic coarctation Dr Frank Gaillard - 24 Oct 2011 This patient had known aortic coarctation of the aorta, and this x-ray w...
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    ID: 7640 Aortic dissection Dr Frank Gaillard - 16 Nov 2009 Diagrams depicting the three DeBakey types of aortic dissection. 
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    ID: 7687 Aortic dissection Dr Gagandeep Singh - 19 Nov 2009 Thoracic aortic dissection.
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    ID: 17263 Aortic dissection - Stanford type A Hugo Neves (RT) - 30 Mar 2012
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    ID: 8886 Aortic dissection - type A Dr Frank Gaillard - 8 Mar 2010 Thoracic aortic dissection is commonly divided according to the Stanford...
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    ID: 6264 Aortic dissection - type B Dr Jeremy Jones - 20 May 2009 Type B aortic dissection presenting with back pain and abdominal tendern...
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    ID: 9068 Aortic dissection : Stanford B Dr Frank Gaillard - 15 Mar 2010 Surface shaded CT of a Stanford type B aortic dissection. Author: voxel1...
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    ID: 8935 Aortic dissection and aberrant right subclavian Dr Frank Gaillard - 10 Mar 2010 Contrast CT through the chest demonstrates an aortic dissection arising ...
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    ID: 13783 Aortic dissection DeBakey type 1 Prof Cláudio Souza - 15 May 2011 CTA of the chest demonstrates an aortic dissection extending from t...
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    ID: 12384 Aortic dissection with rupture into pericardium Dr Frank Gaillard - 19 Nov 2010 CTA demonstrates a Type A aortic dissection which has ruptured into the ...
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    ID: 8218 Aortic pseudocoarctation Dr Frank Gaillard - 18 Jan 2010 Aortic pseudocoarctation in a 40 year old female. Case courtesy of ...
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    ID: 10685 Aortic regurgitation Dr Hani Alsalam - 5 Sep 2010 Chest radiographs demonstrate enlargement of the left ventricle with an ...
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    ID: 9279 Aortic transection Dr Hani Alsalam - 28 Mar 2010 Victum of MVA with aortic transection.
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    ID: 15391 Aortic valve stenosis Dr Frank Gaillard - 13 Oct 2011 Related articlesdilated ascending aortaaortic valve stenosis
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    ID: 8570 Apical lung tumour Dr Frank Gaillard - 13 Feb 2010  Large cell bronchogenic carcinoma. PathologyHigh-grade large-cell ...
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    ID: 6843 Apical post-radiotheraphy change Dr Jeremy Jones - 23 Aug 2009 Apical post-radiotheraphy change in a patient with treated non-small cel...
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    ID: 8732 Asbestos (crocidolite) Dr Frank Gaillard - 26 Feb 2010 Blue asbestos (crocidolite) from the now closed mine at Wittenoom, Weste...
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    ID: 8739 Asbestos - anthophyllite Dr Frank Gaillard - 26 Feb 2010 Anthophyllite asbestos, Scanning electron microscope.Author: USGSOrigina...
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    ID: 8736 Asbestos bodies Dr Frank Gaillard - 26 Feb 2010 Lung asbestos bodies after chemical digestion of lung tissue.Author: Osp...
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    ID: 14377 Asbestos related lung and pleural disease Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Jul 2011 This case illustrates a number of the manifestations of asbestos related...
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    ID: 8756 Asbestosis Dr Frank Gaillard - 27 Feb 2010 HRCT of the chest demonstrates marked septal thickening in the subpleura...
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    ID: 17322 Asbestosis Dr Roberto Schubert (MD) - 3 Apr 2012
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    ID: 5311 Asbestosis Dr Ehsan Masud Kiani - 2 Jan 2009 A 65 year old man presenting with dyspnea. Note the basal pleural calcif...
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    ID: 5720 ASD Dr Frank Gaillard - 17 Mar 2009 11 year old girl. There is bilateral increased pulmonary vascularity and...
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    ID: 8066 ASD Dr Jeremy Jones - 6 Jan 2010 A young patient with a proven ASD and resultant cardiomegaly and pulmona...

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    ID: 14842 Aspergilloma Dr Sajoscha Sorrentino (MD) - 30 Aug 2011 Aspergilloma is the most common manifestation of aspergillosis.Fungal my...
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    ID: 8731 Aspergilloma Dr Frank Gaillard - 26 Feb 2010 Chest x-ray of a man with extensive bullous lung disease demonstrates a ...
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    ID: 12563 Aspergilloma Dr Bruno Di Muzio - 16 Dec 2010 An aspergilloma is a mycetoma (mass-like fungus ball) typically composed...
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    ID: 12842 Aspergilloma Dr Naeem Jagirdar - 16 Jan 2011 Chest x-ray and CT of the chest demonstrates a cavity in the apex of the...
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    ID: 5312 Aspergilloma Dr Ehsan Masud Kiani - 2 Jan 2009 Bilateral cavities with fungus balls in the dependant position.
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    ID: 10495 Aspergilloma Dr Frank Gaillard - 17 Aug 2010 Single coronal reformat of a CT chest, demonstrating a large cavity in t...
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    ID: 8634 Aspergilloma - gross pathology Dr Yale Rosen (MD) - 18 Feb 2010 Section through the lung demonstrating a fungus ball - aspergilloma- occ...
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    ID: 8679 Aspergilloma - Monod sign Dr Frank Gaillard - 22 Feb 2010 Aspergilloma in a pre-existing lung cavity. The crescentic air space sur...
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    ID: 14380 Aspergillosis and air crescent sign Dr Frank Gaillard - 20 Jul 2011 This patient is neutropaenic but has improving cell counts. The developm...
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    ID: 13558 Aspergillus clavatus Dr Jeremy Jones - 22 Apr 2011 Image downloaded from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:...
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    ID: 13555 Aspergillus flavus Dr Jeremy Jones - 22 Apr 2011 Uploaded from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aspergillus_f...
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    ID: 8538 Aspergillus lung infection Dr Frank Gaillard - 10 Feb 2010 Patient with a bone marrow transplant and multiple pulmonary round infil...
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    ID: 8544 Atrial myxoma Dr Frank Gaillard - 10 Feb 2010 This patient went on to have a resection and an atrial myxoma was confir...
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    ID: 14206 Azygos continuation of the IVC Dr Frank Gaillard - 7 Jul 2011 This is a typical example of azygos continuation of the IVC. As is the c...
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    ID: 10476 Azygos lobe Dr Hani Alsalam - 15 Aug 2010 Azygos lobe
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    ID: 8902 Azygos lobe Dr Hani Alsalam - 9 Mar 2010 Azygos lobe.
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    ID: 10296 Azygos lobe Dr Hani Alsalam - 2 Aug 2010 Typical appearances of an incidental azygos lobe, not to be mistaken for...
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    ID: 17157 Azygos vein impression Dr M Osama Yonso (MD) - 21 Mar 2012
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    ID: 11228 Azygous continuation of the inferior vena cava Radswiki - 20 Oct 2010 CT demonstrates azygous continuation of the inferior vena cava. ...
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    ID: 8541 Azygous fissure Dr Frank Gaillard - 10 Feb 2010 Azygous fissure
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    ID: 8217 Azygous fissure Dr Frank Gaillard - 18 Jan 2010 Incidental azygous fissure in a 55 year old female. Case courtesy o...
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    ID: 13544 Azygous lobe and fissure Dr Jeremy Jones - 21 Apr 2011 Incidental note of an azygos lobe.

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    ID: 13436 BAC Dr Hani Alsalam - 11 Apr 2011 Path proven bronchoalveolar carcinoma.
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    ID: 11230 BCGosis Radswiki - 20 Oct 2010 CXR and CT demonstrates a miliary pattern. The patient had recentl...
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    ID: 6846 Bi-lumen dialysis line Dr Jeremy Jones - 23 Aug 2009 Bi-lumen dialysis line inserted in a patient with acute renal failure.
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    ID: 6434 Bi-lumen hickman line Dr Jeremy Jones - 25 Jun 2009 A bi-lumen hickman line in a patient with ALL.
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    ID: 6415 Bibasal reticular pattern Dr Jeremy Jones - 21 Jun 2009 This patient presented with shortness of breath. The CXR showed bibasal ...
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    ID: 14379 Bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation Dr Andrew Dixon - 20 Jul 2011 Bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation with pain likely contr...
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    ID: 16991 Bilateral pleural effusions with ascites Dr M Osama Yonso (MD) - 6 Mar 2012
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    ID: 13192 Biventricular cardiac pacemaker Dr Jeremy Jones - 11 Mar 2011 This patient has a biventricular cardiac pacemaker which is inserted in ...