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Content<br />

I. Chest Imaging<br />

A. Systematic observation <strong>of</strong> the chest radiograph<br />

B. Clinical presentation related to differential diagnosis<br />

C. Pulmonary infection<br />

1. Pneumonia patterns<br />

a. Lobar pneumonia<br />

b. Bronchopneumonia<br />

c. Cavitating or necrotizing pneumonia<br />

d. “Ground glass” pneumonia pattern<br />

2. Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB)<br />

a. Primary pulmonary TB<br />

b. Secondary or postprimary TB<br />

c. Miliary TB<br />

3. Abscess<br />

D. Lung masses<br />

1. Solitary pulmonary nodule<br />

2. Hilar mass<br />

3. Multiple masses<br />

4. Asbestos<br />

E. Pleural and extrapleural disease<br />

1. Pleural effusions<br />

2. Empyema<br />

3. Pleural mass<br />

F. Rib lesions<br />

G. Chest trauma<br />

1. Blunt trauma<br />

a. Bony injury<br />

b. Pneumothorax<br />

c. Hemothorax<br />

d. Pulmonary lesions<br />

e. Vascular injuries<br />

f. Trauma to the tracheobronchial tree<br />

g. Diaphragmatic injury<br />

2. Penetrating trauma<br />

3. Airway obstruction<br />

H. Pediatric chest<br />

1. Neonatal chest patterns<br />

a. Hyaline membrane disease (HMD)<br />

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© Copyright 2011 by the <strong>American</strong> <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Radiologic</strong> Technologists. All rights reserved.

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