May 2016 imaging case of the month

No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. Clinical History: A 58-year-old man with hypertension presents for a routine health examination. As part of his routine evaluation, frontal and lateral chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed. Which of the following statements regarding...

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Main Author: Gotway MB
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2016-05-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.swjpcc.com/imaging/2016/5/3/may-2016-imaging-case-of-the-month.html
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Summary:No abstract available. Article truncated after first page. Clinical History: A 58-year-old man with hypertension presents for a routine health examination. As part of his routine evaluation, frontal and lateral chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed. Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate? 1. The frontal chest radiograph shows a small lung nodule; 2. The frontal chest radiograph shows a small metallic focus just posterior to the inferior sternum; 3. The frontal chest radiograph shows an unusual right-sided mediastinal contour; 4. The frontal chest radiograph shows asymmetrically increased attenuation of the left thorax compared with the right; 5. The frontal chest radiograph shows normal findings
ISSN:2160-6773