Making the most out of chest X-ray : keep calm and focus on! A pictorial review with CT correlation

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Congress:

ECR 2015

Poster Number:

C-2472

Type:

Educational Exhibit

Keywords:

Image verification, Education, CT-High Resolution, Conventional radiography, Thorax, Mediastinum, Lung

Authors:

S. Belkacem¹, M. Baque-Juston¹, S. Chanalet², F. Soares¹, F. Fuerxer ¹, S. Bertrand¹, K. Hebel¹, P. Brunner¹; ¹Monaco/MC, ²Nice/FR

DOI:

10.1594/ecr2015/C-2472

DOI-Link:

https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/ecr2015/C-2472

Learning objectives

- to propose a simple checklist to review chest X-ray and avoid the main pitfalls.

- to improve the understanding of chest X-ray findings by comparison with CT scan appareances .

- to increase self confidence of junior radiologists in detecting subtle abnormalities .