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Sep032013

September 2013 Imaging Case of the Month

Michael B. Gotway, MD

  

Department of Radiology

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, AZ

 

Clinical History

A 61-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of easy fatigability and worsening shortness of breath. The patient noted that his difficulty breathing improved somewhat when lying flat. Frontal chest radiography (Figure 1) was performed.

 

Figure 1. Frontal chest radiography.

Which of the following statements regarding the chest radiograph is most accurate?

  1. The chest radiograph shows basal predominant fibrotic lung disease
  2. The chest radiograph shows large lung volumes with cystic change
  3. The chest radiograph shows multiple nodules
  4. The chest radiograph shows tubular opacities in the lower lobes bilaterally
  5. The chest radiograph shows upper lobe peripheral consolidation and reticulation

Reference as: Gotway MB. September 2013 imaging case of the month. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2013;7(3):151-60. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13175/swjpcc118-13 PDF

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