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[How to Read a Chest-X-ray?]. 2012

M A Müller, and S Duewell

Radiologie Spital Thurgau AG, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld. mathias.mueller@stgag.ch

Only a standartized, systematic approach allows a complete review of a chest x-ray and the collection of all relevant informations. In detail, alterations of the following structures should be sought: soft tissue, bones, pleura, mediastinum, lung, heart, pulmonary circulation and hili. Technical factors and the position of the patient should also be considered.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004502	Education, Medical, Continuing	Educational programs designed to inform physicians of recent advances in their field.	Medical Education, Continuing,Continuing Medical Education,Education, Continuing Medical
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012680	Sensitivity and Specificity	Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)	Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity
D013896	Thoracic Diseases	Disorders affecting the organs of the thorax.	Disease, Thoracic,Diseases, Thoracic,Thoracic Disease
D013902	Radiography, Thoracic	X-ray visualization of the chest and organs of the thoracic cavity. It is not restricted to visualization of the lungs.	Thoracic Radiography,Radiographies, Thoracic,Thoracic Radiographies