Radiology Frameworks

Module 2: CXR

Portable Chest X-Ray: Basic Technical Concepts

Learn the in’s and out’s of portable x-ray equipment and techniques, conventional and digital radiography technologies, and how a portable chest x-ray is performed at a patient's bedside.

Module 2: CXR

How to Assess CXR Image Quality & Adapt Your Read

In this discussion, we unravel the factors that influence chest x-ray image quality and provide helpful insights into quality assessment and adapting your CXR interpretation in the setting of suboptimal image quality.

Some of the case images in this talk appear courtesy of Ahmed El-Sherief, MD

Module 2: CXR

How to Read a Chest X-Ray: The Lungs

In this talk, we explore the approach for interpreting chest x-rays, specifically focusing on the lungs. You'll learn how to handle common abnormalities like consolidation, atelectasis, interstitial opacities, lung nodules, and pulmonary vascular congestion.

Module 2: CXR

How to Read a Chest X-Ray: Mediastinal Lines, Stripes & Interfaces

When interpreting frontal chest x-rays, mediastinal lines, stripes, and interfaces can serve as soft markers for an underlying disorder in the medial lung/pleura, mediastinum, or left atrium.

Module 2: CXR

How to Read a Lateral Chest X-Ray

The lateral chest radiograph is an imaging study that can be challenging to both the novice or seasoned radiologist. Learn the anatomy that lurks within the lateral chest radiograph, and tips on how to read them with aplomb.