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The Interpretation of the Portable Chest Film and the Role of Complementary Imaging Techniques

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Imaging and Labelling Techniques in the Critically I11

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Abstract

Imaging the chest in critically ill patients is often limited by their clinical state and the environment of the intensive care ward. Simple and repeatable techniques such as plain chest radiography and ultrasonography do not require the patient mobilization that is necessary in computed tomography (CT) scanning, cardiopulmonary angiography and ventilation perfusion scanning.

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  1. W. Kox
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School and Intensive Care Unit, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    Wolfgang Kox MD (Senior Lecturer/Head of Department, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist (Director Intensive Care Unit) (Senior Lecturer/Head of Department, Honorary Consultant Anaesthetist (Director Intensive Care Unit)

  2. Department of Radiology, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, UK

    Joseph Boultbee FRCP

  3. Department of Cardiology, The National Heart Hospital, Westmoreland Street, London, W1M 8BA, UK

    Robert Donaldson MD, MRCP (Consultant Cardiologist) (Consultant Cardiologist)

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Kox, W., Boultbee, J., Hillman, K. (1988). The Interpretation of the Portable Chest Film and the Role of Complementary Imaging Techniques. In: Kox, W., Boultbee, J., Donaldson, R. (eds) Imaging and Labelling Techniques in the Critically I11. Current Concepts in Critical Care. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1440-6_5

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