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Chest Including Lungs and Mediastinum

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Abstract

The common pitfalls encountered in the chest radiography and chest computed tomography (CT) are reviewed. Chest radiograph interpretation pitfalls include technical and observer errors. Anatomic structures and their variations are sometimes confusing. To be able to recognize these variations or know the limitations of natural disease will help improve and enable a more confident diagnosis. Pitfalls in chest CT may be due to technical issues, artifacts, error of perception, and error of interpretation. The common misinterpretations, misses, and mimics encountered in chest CT are described. As they may have decisive impact on patient care, radiologists should be aware of these variety of pitfalls.

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Abbreviations

AP:

Anteroposterior

CTR:

Cardiothoracic ratio

CT:

Computed tomography

ECG:

Electrocardiography

HRCT:

High-resolution CT

MIP:

Maximum intensity projection reconstruction

PA:

Posteroanterior

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intawaroros Road, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand

    Juntima Euathrongchit MD

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Alexandra Health, 90 Yishun Central, Singapore, 768828, Republic of Singapore

    Ashish Chawla MBBS, DABR

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Euathrongchit, J., Chawla, A. (2015). Chest Including Lungs and Mediastinum. In: Peh, W. (eds) Pitfalls in Diagnostic Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-44169-5_12

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