THORAX - RADIOLOGY

By-
V.Janarthanan.
Chest X-Ray  
1. Right
Lung
2. Heart
3. Right
(acute)
margin
of heart
4. Diaphra
gm
5. Trachea
6. Left
lung
7. Left
(obtuse)
margin
of heart
8. Apex
of
heart
Thorax - Chest Valves and Catheter
Thorax- Chest lateral Diaphragm

Arrows: Left dome of the Diaphragm.

Thorax- Collapsed lung Child

Arrows: Lung details disappeared. No air.

Thorax- Chest Pneumothorax

Arrows: Lung markings disappeared.

Thorax: Lung Cancer

Arrow: An unusual opacity in the left lung.

Breast Cancer & Axillary Nodes

1.Abnor
mal
axillary
lymph
nodes
2.Breast
3.Breast
Cancer
Mammogram & Lymph Nodes

1.Axillary
Lymph Nodes
2.Breast
Thorax- Chest CT
Thorax-Chest CT
Heart-3D Views
Aortic Arch 3D

1.Aortic Arch
2.Descending Aorta
3.Left Subclavian
4.Brachiocephalic Trunk
5.Left Common Cartotid
6.Ascending Aorta
7.Pulmonary Trunk
8.Heart
Thorax- Chest CT Heart

1.Right Atrium.
2.Left Atrium.
3.Right Ventricle.
4.Left Ventricle.
5.Descending Aorta.
6.Transverse Process of
T7.
7.Right Bronchus.
8.Left Bronchus
Heart CT

1.Ascending
aorta
2.Right
pulmonary artery
3.Pulmonary
trunk
4.Descending
aorta
Heart CT

1.Right
atrium
2.Right
ventricle
3.Left
ventricle
4.Left
atrium
5.Descen
ding aorta
Thorax-Chest CT Great vessels

1.Superior vena cava

2.Ascending aorta
3.Descending aorta
4.Trachea
5.Right lung
6.Left lung
7.Sternum
Lung CT

1.Right lung
2.Trachea
3.Left lung
4.Bifurcatio
n
5.Right
bronchus
6.Left
bronchus
Lungs in 3D

1.Right Lung
2.Right Main
Bronchus
3.Trachea
4.Left Lung
5.Left Main
Bronchus
Lungs-3D Views
Lungs-3D Views
Lungs-3D Views
Lungs-3D Views
Lungs-3D Views
Lungs-3D Views
Lungs in 3D

1.Right Main
Bronchus
2.Right Upper
Lobe Bronchus
3.Right Lung
4.Right Lower
Lobe Bronchus
5.Trachea
6.Left Lung
7.Left Main
Bronchus
Trachea Bifurcation
1.Cardiac Bronchus (normal variation)
2.Right Middle Lobe
3.Right Main Bronchus
4.Right Oblique Fissure
5.Right Lower Lobe
6.Lingular lobe of the left lung
7.Left Upper Lobe
8.Left Upper Lobe Bronchus
9.Left Main Bronchus
10.Left Oblique Fissure
11.Left Lower Lobe
Trachea Cancer

1.Trach
ea
cancer
2.Trach
ea
 BRONCHOGRAPHY
• bron·chog·ra·phy (brng-kgr-f)
• n.
• The radiographic examination of the tracheobronchial tree following the
injection of a radiopaque material.
• bron·cho·gram (brngk-grm) n.
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Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All
rights reserved.
• bronchography
• radiography of the lungs after instillation of an opaque medium in the
bronchi.
• Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc.
All rights reserved
•
bronchography
• Radiography of the bronchial tree after injection of a contrast
medium.
• (12 Dec 1998)
 What is bronchography?
A bronchography is a radiographic (x-ray) examination of
the interior passageways of the lower respiratory tract.
The structures of the lower respiratory tract, which
include the larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), and
bronchi (larger branching airways to the lungs), become
visible on x-ray film after contrast dye is instilled through
either a catheter or bronchoscope (narrow, flexible,
lighted tube) into these areas. Contrast dye is a
substance that causes a particular organ, tissue, or
structure to be more visible on x-ray or other diagnostic
images.
The contrast dye is released as the catheter or
bronchoscope is inserted through the nose or mouth and
advanced down the throat into the trachea and
TYPES:
 NORMAL BRONCHOGRAM

PA and latero-lateral bronchography: The right bronchial tree is filled with contrast material; no obstruction
or filling defect can be detected.
 BRONCHOGRAPHY & DEATH

• W. H. McAlister1
• (1) 
• Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School
of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• Received: 16 November 1988  Accepted: 30 December 1988  
• Abstract  A young woman died following bronchography. The
bilateral bronchogram done under general anesthesia without
fluoroscopic control was associated with extensive small airway
filling or “alveolarization” of the contrast medium. The oily Dionosil
used had been heated in an autoclave. Experiments showed that
the viscosity of oily Dionosil decreases with heating. The lowered
viscosity could have contributed to the increased “alveolarization”
of the contrast agent and death of the patient.
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• http://www.springerlink.com/content/g741h37656
5t3023/
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• http://www.szote.u-
szeged.hu/radio/mellk1/amelk2c.htm
•  http://anatomy.med.umich.edu/radiology/xray/xra
y_list.html#thorax
• The University of Michigan