101 Chest X-Ray Solutions

Chest X-ray is the most commonly requested film in any medical department so it is vital for clinicians to have a good understanding of the signs in order to make an accurate diagnosis.

This book presents numerous postero-anterior plain chest X-ray images with detailed descriptions, exposing trainees and clinicians to both basic and more complex diagnoses.  

Beginning with an introduction to chest anatomy and how to read an X-ray, the following chapters present 101 cases by chest section. The final chapter includes 20 practice X-rays or spotters for self assessment.

Key points

• 101 cases presenting chest X-ray images with detailed descriptions
• Covers simple and complex diagnoses
• Cases presented in logical format by section of the chest
• Includes 20 practice X-rays for self assessment

1. Anatomy of Chest
2. How to Read a Chest X-ray
3. Chest Wall
4. Pleura
5. Lungs
6. Thymus and Mediastinal Nodes
7. Heart
8. Blood Vessels
9. Miscellaneous
10. Diaphragm
11. Spotters

Hariqbal Singh MD DMRD
Professor and Head, Department of Radiology, Shrimati Kashibai Navale Medical College, Pune, India