LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify and describe the findings of the following on a chest radiograph or computed tomography (CT): • Atrial septal defect • Ventricular septal defect • Patent ductus arteriosus 2. Identify and describe…
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Recognize central, segmental, and subsegmental pulmonary emboli on chest-computed tomography (CT). 2. Define the role of ventilation–perfusion scintigraphy, CT pulmonary angiography, chest magnetic resonance imaging/magnetic resonance angiography, CT venography,…
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. List four broad categories of acute alveolar lung disease (ALD). 2. List five broad categories of chronic ALD. 3. Name three pulmonary–renal syndromes. 4. List five common causes of acute respiratory…
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Recognize a pattern of peripheral lung disease on chest radiography or computed tomography (CT) and give an appropriate differential diagnosis, including a single most likely diagnosis when supported…
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Recognize a unilateral hyperlucent hemithorax on a chest radiograph or computed tomography (CT). 2. Describe the common causes of a unilateral hyperlucent hemithorax on a chest radiograph or CT….
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe the anatomy of the thoracic aorta. 2. State the normal dimensions of the thoracic aorta. 3. Describe the morphology and etiology of thoracic aortic aneurysms. 4. Describe the imaging appearance…
Benign Masses Although we place much emphasis on detecting microcalcifications and anguish over their characterization, we need to recognize that most invasive ductal carcinomas present as a mass. In contrast,…
