Diagnostic Radiology/Chest Imaging/Chest Wall

Disorders of the Chest Wall


 * 1) Recognize and name four causes of a large unilateral pleural effusion on a radiograph or chest CT
 * 2) Recognize a pneumothorax on an upright and supine chest radiograph
 * 3) Recognize a pleural based mass with bone destruction or infiltration of the chest wall on a radiograph or chest CT and name four likely causes
 * 4) Recognize pleural calcification on a radiograph or chest CT and suggest the diagnosis of asbestos exposure (bilateral involvement ) or old TB or trauma (unilateral involvement)
 * 5) Recognize the typical chest radiographic appearances of pleural effusion, given differences in patient positioning
 * 6) Recognize apparent unilateral elevation of the diaphragm on a chest radiograph and suggest a specific etiology with supportive history and associated chest radiograph findings (e.g. subdiaphragmatic abscess after abdominal surgery, diaphragm rupture after trauma, and phrenic nerve involvement with lung cancer)
 * 7) Recognize a tension pneumothorax and understand the acute clinical implications
 * 8) Recognize diffuse pleural thickening, as seen in fibrothorax, malignant mesothelioma and pleural metastases
 * 9) State and recognize the radiographic and CT findings of malignant mesothelioma