The Chest Wall Although there are numerous tissues and structures that make up the chest wall, based on their radiographic presentation, its components can be grouped into two major parts: the soft tissues and the bony structures. Chest wall tumours…
The Lungs Each lung is divided into lobes surrounded by pleura. There are normally two lobes on the left, the upper and lower, separated by the major (oblique) fissure, and three on the right, the upper, middle and lower lobes,…
Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) remain the stalwarts of thoracic imaging. The basic technique of chest radiography has remained largely unchanged since its inception, but continuing developments in image receptor technology have resulted in techniques which are simultaneously efficient…