Preface to the Sixth Edition vi
Preface to the First Edition vii
Acknowledgements ix
SECTION I: X-Rays
CHAPTER 1 Normal Chest X-Ray 1
Brief Discussion on Normal Chest X-Ray 3
Important Findings and Signs 11
Normal Variant in Chest X-Ray 15
Different Views in Chest X-Ray 19
How to Present a Chest X-Ray 20
Findings Often Missed 20
CHAPTER 2 Respiratory System 21
Pleural Effusion 23
Read the Following Topics in Pleural Effusion 28
Thickened Pleura 33
Lung Abscess 35
Read the Following Topics in Lung Abscess 37
Consolidation 41
Read the Following Topics in Consolidation 43
Pneumothorax 51
Read the Following Topics in Pneumothorax 51
Hydropneumothorax 59
Pneumothorax With Subcutaneous Emphysema 61
Hilar Lymphadenopathy (Bilateral) 63
Read the Following About Sarcoidosis 64
Unilateral Hilar Lymphadenopathy 67
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 69
Miliary Tuberculosis 77
Primary Tuberculosis 81
Read the Following Topics in Primary Tuberculosis 81
Cavity in the Lung 85
Solitary Nodule in the Lung 89
Multiple Nodules in Lung (Secondaries) 93
Carcinoma of Bronchus or Mass Lesion 95
Pleural Calcification 105
Pulmonary Calcification 107
Eggshell Calcification 109
Bullae 111
Pneumatocoele 115
Collapse of Lung 117
Read the Following Topics in Lung Collapse 122
Pneumonectomy 125
Absent Breast Shadow 127
Elevated Dome of Diaphragm 129
Eventration 133
Aspergilloma 135
Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula 139
Bronchiectasis 141
Read the Following Topics in Bronchiectasis 141
Free Gas Under Diaphragm 145
Read the Following Topics in Perforation 146
Mediastinal Mass (Lymphoma) 149
Read the Following Topics in Lymphoma 150
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) 153
Different Mediastinal Mass 157
Mediastinum 160
Hydatid Cyst 163
Read the Following Topics in Hydatid Cyst 164
Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease (DPLD) or Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) 167
Read the Following Topics in DPLD 167
Emphysema 171
Read the Following Topics in Emphysema 171
Hereditary Haemolytic Anaemia 177
Honeycomb Lung 179
Calcification in Neck 181
Pleural Mesothelioma 183
Read the Following Topics in Pleural Mesothelioma 183
Pneumomediastinum 187
Hiatus Hernia 189
Subphrenic Abscess 191
Miscellaneous X-Rays For Practice 194
CHAPTER 3 Cardiovascular System 211
Pericardial Effusion 213
Mitral Stenosis 217
Read the Following Topics in Mitral Stenosis 217
Mixed Mitral Valve Disease (MS with MR) 221
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) 223
Ventricular Septal Defect 227
Coarctation of Aorta 231
Read the Following Topics in Coarctation of Aorta 233
Dextrocardia and Situs Inversus 237
Cardiomegaly 239
Metallic Valve 243
Pacemaker.247
Read the Following Topics in Relation to Pacemaker 248
Aortic Calcification 251
Pericardial Calcification 253
Read the Following Topics in Chronic Constrictive Pericarditis 254
Ventricular Aneurysm 257
Tetralogy of Fallot 259
Pulmonary Oedema 263
Miscellaneous Cardiac X-Ray 266
Miscellaneous X-Rays For Practice 272
CHAPTER 4 Gastroenterology 275
Achalasia of Oesophagus 277
Read the Following Topics in Achalasia Cardia 280
Carcinoma of Oesophagus 283
Oesophageal Varices 287
Read the Following Topics in Oesophageal Varices 287
Other Oesophageal Diseases 291
Gastric Outlet Obstruction 293
Carcinoma of Stomach 297
Read the Following Topics in Carcinoma of Stomach 299
Gastric Ulcer 303
Hiatus Hernia 307
Ileocaecal Tuberculosis 309
Read the Following Topics in Ileocaecal Tuberculosis 311
Crohn Disease 313
Read the Following Topics in Crohn Disease 315
Ulcerative Colitis 321
Read the Following Topics in Ulcerative Colitis 323
Carcinoma of Colon 327
Read the Following Topics in Carcinoma of Colon 327
Diverticular Disease 331
Diverticulosis 332
Diverticulitis 332
Hirschsprung Disease 335
Ascariasis 337
Miscellaneous X-Ray For Practice 338
Miscellaneous X-Rays of Git For Practice 345
CHAPTER 5 Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Diseases 349
Hydatid Cyst of Liver 351
Read the Following Topics in Hydatid Cyst 351
Choledochojejunal Fistula 355
Cholelithiasis (Gallstone) 357
Pancreatic Calcification 361
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) 365
Read the Following Topics in Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography 371
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) 373
CHAPTER 6 Bones, Joints, Spine and Rheumatology 377
Hands and Feet 379
Read the Following Topics in Rheumatoid Arthritis 396
Read the Following Topics in Gout 404
Read the Following Topics in Systemic Sclerosis 416
Hypertrophic Osteoarthropathy 425
Ankylosing Spondylitis 427
Sacroiliitis 435
Pott Disease (Tuberculosis of Spine) and Vertebral Collapse 437
Tuberculous Arthritis 443
Haemophilic Arthritis 445
Read the Following Topics in Haemophilia 446
Avascular Necrosis of Head of Femur 449
Osteoblastic Lesion of Bone 451
Paget Disease 455
Osteoporosis 459
Osteoarthritis (Osteoarthrosis) 463
Brief Notes on Osteoarthritis 465
Chondrocalcinosis 467
Alkaptonuria 469
CHAPTER 7 SKULL 471
Lytic Lesion in the Skull (Multiple Myeloma) 473
Read the Following Topics in Multiple Myeloma 476
Hereditary Haemolytic Anaemia 479
Read the Following Topics in Thalassaemia 481
Hyperparathyroidism 483
Acromegaly 487
Read the Following in Acromegaly 487
Paget Disease of Skull 493
Histiocytosis X 495
Intracranial Calcification 497
Miscellaneous X-Rays of Skull 499
CHAPTER 8 Renal System 501
Polycystic Kidney Disease 503
Read the Following Topics in Polycystic Kidney Disease 503
Nephrocalcinosis 507
Renal Calculus 509
Renal Osteodystrophy 513
Double Pelvis and Ureter 515
Renal Cell Carcinoma 517
Brief Notes on Renal Cell Carcinoma 517
Miscellaneous Renal X-Rays For Practice 519
CHAPTER 9 Miscellaneous Practicing X-RAYS 523
Findings of the X-Rays 542
Suggested Readings 551
Index 553
Section II: CT Scan and MRI (Available online)
Introduction
• CT Scan
• MRI Scan
• Contrast CT Scan and MRI
• High-Resolution CT
• CT Angiogram
• MR Angiogram
• Colour Doppler
• Differences Between CT Scan and MRI
Hepatology and Abdomen
Brain
CT Scan of Chest Miscellaneous CT Scans
