A
Abdominal drains 233
ABPA see Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
Accessory fissures 24
Air-filled stomach 51
Airway disease 201
Alveolar opacification see Airspace opacification
Alveolar rupture 191
Aortic anomalies 27
Apical and lordotic views 7
ARDS see Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Artefacts 39
Aspergillus fumigatus 134
B
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) 120
Bariatric surgical treatment see Gastric band device
Beck triad 194
Blesovsky's syndrome see Round atelectasis
C
Cardiac system, normal variants and congenital anomalies 27
Chest anatomy, normal see also Normal variants and congenital anomalies
fissures 22
lung parenchyma 22
visualisation of edges 22
Chilaiditi's syndrome 51
alliterative errors 16
anchoring 16
availability bias 15
capture 15
gambler's fallacy 15
overconfidence 16
satisfaction of search 15
Congenital anomalies 24 see also Normal variants and congenital anomalies
Congenital heart disease (CHD) 27
Costophrenic angles 50
D
Decubitus views 6
Deterministic effects 2
Discoid atelectasis see Linear atelectasis
H
Haemothorax 256
High-resolution computerised tomography (HRCT) 141
Histoplasma capsulatum 137
Horner's syndrome 157
HRCT see High-resolution computerised tomography (HRCT)
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy 176
I
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias 145 see also Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
ILR see Implantable loop recorder (ILR)
Inferior accessory fissure 24
Intrapulmonary nodules 39
Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017, UK 2
IPF see Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
M
Mediastinal adenopathy 162
Mediastinal disease 183
Mesothelioma 170
classification of 170
CT scan 173
diagnosis 174
nodular pleural thickening 173
pleural effusion without mediastinal shift 172
and pleural metastasis 172
pleural plaques in 174
unilateral pleural thickening 171
Methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) pneumonia 116
Mycetoma see Aspergilloma
Mycobacterium tuberculosis 119
N
Normal chest anatomy see Chest anatomy, normal
P
Pancoast syndrome 157
Parachute device see Implantable loop recorder (ILR)
Parapneumonic effusions 177
Pectus carinatum 35
Peribronchial cuffing 218
disadvantages of 12
Plate atelectasis see Linear atelectasis
Pleural vent see Heimlich valve
Pneumoconioses 141 see also Interstitial lung disease
Pneumocystis jiroveci 131
bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage for 133
corticosteroids for 134
in HIV-infected patients 132
trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 134
Postsurgical appearances, on chest X-ray 54
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (AVM) 239 see also Embolisation coils
Pulmonary infection see Thoracic infections
Pulmonary nodules
R
Radiographic artefact see Artefacts
Radiographic densities 9
air 9
bone and calcific lesions 9
description of abnormalities 10
nodule assessment 9
soft tissues 9
artefacts 51
below the diaphragm 51
diagnosis 52
erect or supine position 47
fissures 49
hila 50
identification of X-ray and clinical information 42
lungs 48
review areas 53
side markers 43
silhouette sign 49
trachea and root of neck 48
Röntgen, Wilhelm 1
S
Situs inversus totalis 27
Soft tissue injury 257
and refractory hypoglycaemia 174
Staphylococcus aureus 116
Stochastic effects 2
Streptococcus pneumoniae 113
Superior sulcus tumour see Pancoast tumours
Supine views 6
T
Tamponade 194
Thoracic aortic injury 257
Thoracic infections 113
Thoracic trauma 255
flail segment 258
haemothorax and pleural effusion 256
soft tissue injury 257
thoracic aortic injury 257
Thoracic ultrasound, in pleural disease 177
Thoracoplasty 130