Imaging
Those who care for patients with pulmonary, critical care or sleep disorders rely heavily on chest radiology and pathology to determine diagnoses. The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep publishes case-based articles with characteristic chest imaging and related pathology.
The editor of this section will oversee and coordinate the publication of a core of the most important chest imaging topics. In doing so, they encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. It cannot be overemphasized that both radiologic and pathologic images must be of excellent quality. As a rule, 600 DPI is sufficient for radiographic and pathologic images. Taking pictures of plain chest radiographs and CT scans with a digital camera is strongly discouraged. The figures should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively. The stain used for pathology specimens and magnification should be mentioned in the figure legend. Those who care for patients with pulmonary, critical care or sleep disorders rely heavily on chest radiology and pathology to determine diagnoses. The Southwest Journal of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep publishes case-based articles with characteristic chest imaging and related pathology. The editor of this section will oversee and coordinate the publication of a core of the most important chest imaging topics. In doing so, they encourage the submission of unsolicited manuscripts. It cannot be overemphasized that both radiologic and pathologic images must be of excellent quality. As a rule, 600 DPI is sufficient for radiographic and pathologic images. Taking pictures of plain chest radiographs and CT scans with a digital camera is strongly discouraged. The figures should be cited in the text and numbered consecutively. The stain used for pathology specimens and magnification should be mentioned in the figure legend.
February 2013 Imaging Case of the Month
Michael B. Gotway, MD
Associate Editor Imaging
Department of Radiology
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Clinical History: A 50-year-old previously healthy woman presented with complaints of intermittent back pain. The patient’s physical examination was unremarkable. Conservative treatment for these complaints was unsuccessful and thoracic spine radiography was performed, which showed abnormal lung findings, prompting frontal chest radiography (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Frontal chest radiography.
Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate?
- The chest radiograph shows multiple, bilateral cavitary nodules
- The chest radiograph shows nodular interstitial thickening
- The chest radiograph shows multiple, bilateral circumscribed nodules
- The chest radiograph shows mediastinal and hilar lymph node enlargement
- The chest radiograph shows multifocal nodular pulmonary consolidation
Reference as: Gotway MB. February 2013 imaging case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2013;6(2):75-81. PDF
January 2012 Case of the Month
Michael B. Gotway, MD
Associate Editor Imaging
Clinical History
A 69-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with progressive shortness of breath. A chest radiograph (Figure 1) was obtained.
Figure 1. Frontal chest radiograph.
How would you describe the findings on the chest radiograph (Figure 1)?
Reference as: Gotway MB. January 2012 case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 2012;4:12-18. (Click here for a PDF version)