Questions and answers 2024
"Check-valve" bronchial obstruction/air trapping or pneumothorax - An expiratory
chest radiography may be beneficial in further assessment of a patient with
suspected _________.
40-inch focal film distance - Which of the following is not a typical part of the
technical protocol of chest radiography?
Azygous fissure - The arrows represent?
Enlarged hilum - Which of the following is the most accurate finding for this
patient?
Middle lobe - The triangular shaped density noted on the lateral chest radiograph
represents the right _________.
Solitary pulmonary nodule/mass - What radiographic pattern of disease is evident?
Mass - Which pattern is present here?
Retrosternal clear space within the anterior mediastinum - Knowledge of the
different radiographic divisions (mediastinal divisions) of the chest is key to the
correct differential diagnosis. The region between the sternum and the anterior
heart is called the?
, Reduce the object to film distance
Reduce penumbra
Reduce magnification - Why should the lateral chest be taken with the left side
closets to the film whenever possible?
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy - Which of the following chest diseases would be
best assessed with magnetic resonance imaging, as opposed to computed
tomography?
Interstitial - Which pattern is present here?
Silhouette - Which radiographic sign accounts for part non-visualization of the
right heart border on the PA radiograph?
Kerley B lines - The linear densities noted at the lateral margins of the lower lunge
are known as ________.
Silhouette - In radiographs, obliteration of anatomic borders between tissues of
similar density in contact with one another defines the _________ sign.
Right upper - Atelectasis of which lobe is associated with the "S" sign of Golden?
Inferior - Which of the following is the most common accessory lung fissure?
Trachea, primary bronchi, respiratory bronchiole, alveolar duct - Arrange the
airways from biggest to smallest diameter.
Consolidation - Which pattern is present here?