3. • Fig. 8.1 Rib fractures and haemopneumothorax in a
woman injured in an automobile accident. The left
seventh and eighth ribs are fractured (white
arrowheads). A pneumothorax (black arrowheads) is
present, and a fluid level (arrows) is seen in the pleural
space.
4. • Fig. 8.2 Massive chest trauma in a woman involved in an automobile
accident. Gross subcutaneous emphysema extends over the chest wall,
outlining muscle planes. The right clavicle is fractured. Several ribs were
fractured, but this is not seen on this film. Mediastinal emphysema
separates pleura from the descending aorta (white arrowheads). A
mediastinal haematoma is present (white arrows). Widespread lung
contusion is obscured by the subcutaneous emphysema. Note
tracheostomy tube (black arrow), left pleural tubes, with side hole indicated
(black arrowhead), Swan-Ganz catheter and ECG lead.
5. Fig. 8.3 Rupture of diaphragm in a man of 58 who fell from a building
13 years before, breaking ankles and injuring chest, and now
presenting with persistent vomiting. The chest radiograph
demonstrates distended stomach in the left hemithorax, confirmed
by barium swallow. Thoracotomy revealed stomach herniating into
left pleural cavity through a 5-cm rent in the left hemidiaphragm.
6. • Fig. 8.4 Penetrating chest injury-man with bullet wound. (A) Large
pneumothorax (arrowheads), and bullet in chest wall. (B) Following
insertion of pleural tube (black arrowhead), the lung re-expands, revealing
haematoma in bullet track. Band shadow in lower zone (white
arrowheads) represents subsegmental atelectasis.
7. • Fig. 8.5 Pulmonary
contusion and
haemothorax in a man
with a gunshot injury.
Subcutaneous
emphysema is present
over the chest wall
(arrows), and dense
shadowing extends
over most of the
hemithorax.
8. • Fig. 8.6 Pulmonary contusion and haematoma in a youth of 18 trampled
on by a bull. (A) Extensive consolidation is present throughout both lungs,
particularly in the left upper zone. Subcutaneous emphysema is seen over
the right hemithorax. Bilateral pleural tubes and a nasogastric tube
(arrows) are present. (B) Six days later the contusion has resolved and
multiple pulmonary haematomas and some extrapleural haematomas
have become visible. (C) One month later the haematomas are smaller.
9. • Fig. 8.6 Pulmonary contusion
and haematoma in a youth of
18 trampled on by a bull. (A)
Extensive consolidation is
present throughout both lungs,
particularly in the left upper
zone. Subcutaneous
emphysema is seen over the
right hemithorax. Bilateral
pleural tubes and a nasogastric
tube (arrows) are present. (B)
Six days later the contusion has
resolved and multiple
pulmonary haematomas and
some extrapleural haematomas
have become visible. (C) One
month later the haematomas
are smaller.
10. • Fig. 8.7 Pulmonary contusion in a man following an automobile accident.
(A) Extensive consolidation throughout right lung. Left lung was clear. No
rib fractures. (B) Four days later the shadowing has resolved.
12. • Fig. 8.9 (A) Chest radiograph obtained immediately
following a stab wound to the chest. There is a pulmonary
haematoma evident on the left. (B) Radiograph 3 months
later demonstrates only partial resolution.
13. • Fig. 8.10 Ruptured trachea with dyspnoea and chest pain in a man
suffering a deceleration injury. (A) Pneumomediastinum with
linear lucencies in the mediastinum and displacement of
mediastinal pleura (arrowheads). (B) One hour later, following a
bout of coughing, a left pneumothorax has developed.
Bronchoscopy revealed a ruptured trachea.
14. • Fig. 8.11 Pneumomediastinum in a man after an automobile
accident. Note linear lucencies in the mediastinum extending into
the neck, and subcutaneous emphysema over the supraclavicular
fossa (arrows). The mediastinal pleura is outlined by air and
displaced laterally (arrowheads).
15. • Fig. 8.12 Complications of positive-pressure ventilation. Diffuse
consolidation in a boy aged 15 following presumed viral pneumonia. Note
endotracheal tube (white arrow) and Swan-Ganz catheter, both well
positioned. Pneumomediastinum is indicated by linear lucencies in the
mediastinum, lateral displacement of the mediastinal pleura (black arrows)
and infrapericardial air, producing the 'continuous diaphragm' sign
(arrowheads). There is extensive bilateral subcutaneous emphysema.
16. • Fig. 8.13 Mediastinal haemorrhage in a youth of 18 after an automobile
accident. (A) Chest radiograph shows bilateral widening of the superior
mediastinum. The aorta is obscured. (B) Arch aortogram demonstrates an
aneurysm of the aortic isthmus (arrowheads) with intimal tear (arrows).
17. • Fig. 8.14 Aortic rupture. Fifty-six-year-old male patient with a
severe deceleration injury and a remote history of sternotomy for
coronary artery bypass grafting. (A) Supine chest radiograph
demonstrates questionable mediastinal widening, surgical
emphysema and a left chest tube. (B) Contrast-enhanced CT scan at
the level of the aortic arch reveals a small mediastinal haematoma
(black arrows) adjacent to the oesophagus, which contains a
nasogastric tube. The mediastinum is of normal width. (C) Arch
aortogram demonstrating an intimal tear at the usual site (arrows).
18. • Fig. 8.14 Aortic rupture. Fifty-six-year-old male patient with a
severe deceleration injury and a remote history of sternotomy for
coronary artery bypass grafting. (A) Supine chest radiograph
demonstrates questionable mediastinal widening, surgical
emphysema and a left chest tube. (B) Contrast-enhanced CT scan at
the level of the aortic arch reveals a small mediastinal haematoma
(black arrows) adjacent to the oesophagus, which contains a
nasogastric tube. The mediastinum is of normal width. (C) Arch
aortogram demonstrating an intimal tear at the usual site (arrows).
19. • Fig. 8.15 Esophageal rupture
following difficult
endoscopy. Following the
procedure a check
radiograph demonstrated
pneumomediastinum (not
shown) and a localised
perforation was detected on
contrast swallow.
20. • Fig. 8.16 (A) Typical sharply truncated rib defect
following right thoracotomy (right upper
lobectomy for carcinoma). (B) Late postsurgical
changes following periosteal stripping at time of
left fifth interspace thoracotomy for mitral
valvotomy. There is a wavy line of calcification
below the affected rib (arrows).
21. • Fig. 8.17 Normal postpneumonectomy appearance: 1
day (A), 6 days (B), 5 weeks (C) and 8 weeks (D)
postoperatively. The pneumonectomy space is
gradually obliterated by the rising fluid level and
mediastinal shift.
22. • Fig. 8.17 Normal postpneumonectomy
appearance: 1 day (A), 6 days (B), 5 weeks (C)
and 8 weeks (D) postoperatively. The
pneumonectomy space is gradually obliterated
by the rising fluid level and mediastinal shift.
23. • Fig. 8.18 Bronchopleural fistula. (A) Thirteen days after right
pneumonectomy the space is filling with fluid and the
mediastinum is deviated to the right. (B) Two days later, after the
patient coughed up a large amount of fluid, the fluid level has
dropped and the mediastinum has returned to the midline.
Bronchoscopy confirmed a right bronchopleural fistula.
24. • Fig. 8.19 Haemorrhage following cardiac transplantation.
(A) Four hours following return from surgery the chest
radiograph reveals opacification of the right upper zone.
Ultrasound at the patient's bedside confirmed a large fluid
collection. (B) After insertion of a chest drain there has
been partial resolution of the appearances.
25. • Fig. 8.20 Mediastinal haematoma. Enhanced
CT scan demonstrates a soft-tissue density
non-enhancing mass in the anterior
mediastinum 3 days following cardiac surgery
(arrows).
26. • Fig. 8.21 Haemopneumopericardium in a woman 2 days after
closure of atrial septal defect. The pericardium is outlined by air
(white arrowheads), which does not extend as high as the aortic
arch. A fluid level (black arrowheads) is present in the pericardium,
and there are bilateral pleural effusions.
27. • Fig. 8.22 Infected mediastinal collection
following oesophagectomy. (A) The gastric
conduit (arrows) is discernible separately from
the collection (C) and small bilateral effusions. (B)
Drainage accomplished by CT-guided pigtail
catheter insertion with the patient in a semiprone
position.
28. • Fig. 8.23 Postsurgical mediastinitis. Two cases. (A) CT 3
weeks following aortic valve replacement in a patient with
signs of infection. There is a small retrosternal air and fluid
collection, subsequently drained. Note the enlarged azygos
vein (arrow) due to previous thrombosis of the superior
vena cava. (B) Infected mediastinal collection in a different
patient several weeks following atrial septal defect closure.
Note the large pulmonary trunk (PA).
29. • Fig. 8.25 (A) Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy. There is a rib defect, air
under the diaphragm and a gas-filled gastric conduit in the right
chest. This is outlined by a rim of pleural fluid (arrowheads). (B)
Dilated gastric pull-up in a different patient. An air-fluid level is seen
in the distended conduit in the left chest due to outflow obstruction
at the site of the mobilized pylorus. Right basal atelectasis is
present.
30. • Fig. 8.26 Thoracoplasty. The first five right ribs have
been removed. Left upper lobe fibrosis, bilateral apical
calcification and extensive left pleural calcification are
due to tuberculosis.
31. • Fig. 8.27 Plombage. (A) Several hollow balls have been
inserted extrapleurally at the left apex. The balls are slightly
permeable, and the shallow fluid levels do not indicate a
complication. (B) CT through right apical Iucite balls in a
different patient demonstrating characteristic appearance.
32. • Fig. 8.28 Oleothorax.
Plombage has been
performed by instilling
kerosene (paraffin)
extrapleurally through a
thoracotomy with excision
of the fifth rib. A thin rim of
calcification has developed
in the extrapleural
collection. Some kerosene
has tracked inferiorly behind
the lung and produced a
calcified pleural plaque
which is seen en face
(arrowheads).
33. • Fig. 8.29 The admission chest radiograph (not shown) of a patient
with acute viral encephalitis was clear. Six hours later a film
following emergency intubation reveals extensive bilateral basal
and perihilar air space shadowing due to massive aspiration of
gastric contents. A Swan- Ganz catheter is in situ with the tip
projected more peripherally than ideal in the left lung.
34. • Fig. 8.30 Mediastinal haematoma. Following
unsuccessfully attempted in the left lung. placement
of a central venous line via the right subclavian vein, a
large extrapleural haematoma (arrows) is present.
35. • Fig. 8.31 Perforation of innominate vein. (A) A central venous catheter
(arrowheads) has been introduced via the left jugular vein. Its tip points
inferiorly, rather than to the right along the axis of the innominate vein. A pleural
effusion (arrows) is present. (B) Next day the effusion is larger. Injection of contrast
medium into the catheter (larger arrowheads) demonstrates extravasation and
communication with the pleural effusion.
36. • Fig. 8.32 Nasogastric
tube coiled in
oesophagus. The tube
does not reach the
stomach, but has folded
back on itself (arrows).
37. • Fig. 8.33 Nasogastric tubes in right bronchus. (A) The nasogastric tube (arrows) passes
down the trachea and into the right bronchus. The patient had been 'fed' via the tube,
causing patchy consolidation in the right lung. A temporary pacing electrode (arrowheads) is
present. (B) This patient, with chronic renal failure, developed peritonitis following
peritoneal dialysis. Drains are present in the abdomen. A nasogastric tube (white arrows) has
been passed beyond an endotracheal tube (black arrow) and into the right bronchus. Two
venous lines are present; the right-sided catheter (arrowheads) is well placed for central
venous pressure measurements.
38. • Fig. 8.34 Endotracheal tube too low. The tip
of the endotracheal tube (arrowhead) is
beyond the carina (asterisk) and in the right
bronchus. A well-positioned Swan-Ganz
catheter is present.
39. • Fig. 8.35 (A,B) Multiple injuries in a patient following
an automobile accident. CT obtained due to a
persistent pneumothorax despite apparently
satisfactory tube position. The chest tube can be seen
entering the lung parenchyma (black arrows). Note also
the extensive parenchymal changes due to ARDS, and
the right-sided pulmonary haematomas (white arrows).
40. • Fig. 8.36 Intra-aortic balloon pump. Post coronary artery
bypass surgery. (A) Bilateral pleural and mediastinal drains
and endotracheal tube are present. The pump is well sited,
and its balloon is seen to be inflated (arrowheads). (B) The
drains have been removed. When this radiograph was
exposed the balloon was deflated.
41. • Fig. 8.37 Fractured pacing wire. Patient with surgically repaired
complete atrioventricular canal. A permanent transvenous pacing
system is present; the power unit is in the left axilla; the electrode
(arrowheads) reaches the right ventricle by traversing the
innominate vein, superior vena cava and right atrium. The electrode
is fractured (white arrowhead). Note disconnected epicardial
electrodes (black arrow) and ECG electrodes (white arrows).
42. • Fig. 8.38 Radiation pneumonitis in a man of 45 with diffuse
histiocytic lymphoma who developed upper thoracic spinal cord
compression. (A) After surgical decompression the lungs are clear
and the patient commenced radiotherapy to the spine. (B) Ten
weeks later there is paraspinal consolidation with air
bronchograms. (C) Fourteen weeks after treatment paraspinal
pulmonary fibrosis has developed. The changes correspond to the
shape of the treatment portal.
43. • Fig. 8.39 Mediastinal fibrosis following
radiotherapy several years previously. The sharp
margins of the fibrosis correspond to the edges of
the radiation field.
44. • Fig. 8.40 Radiation pneumonitis in a woman of 32, one year after a left
mastectomy for carcinoma. Surgical clips overlie the left axilla. (A)
Medial left upper zone opacity (arrowheads) is caused by metastasis to left
internal mammary lymph nodes. (B) Eighteen days later, following
radiotherapy, the left upper mass has gone. (C) Sixteen weeks after
treatment there is extensive consolidation in the left mid and upper zones.
(D) Five months after treatment there is gross left upper lobe fibrosis, the
mediastinum has shifted to the left and the left hemidiaphragm is
elevated. The patient remained asymptomatic throughout this time.
45. • Fig. 8.40 Radiation pneumonitis in a woman of 32, one year after a left
mastectomy for carcinoma. Surgical clips overlie the left axilla. (A) Medial
left upper zone opacity (arrowheads) is caused by metastasis to left internal
mammary lymph nodes. (B) Eighteen days later, following radiotherapy, the
left upper mass has gone. (C) Sixteen weeks after treatment there is
extensive consolidation in the left mid and upper zones. (D) Five months
after treatment there is gross left upper lobe fibrosis, the mediastinum has
shifted to the left and the left hemidiaphragm is elevated. The patient
remained asymptomatic throughout this time.
46. • Fig. 8.41 Massive radiation fibrosis. Patient with
Hodgkin's disease treated with mediastinal irradiation
and chemotherapy (MOPP-bleomycin). Note gross
bilateral upper lobe fibrosis with extensive air
bronchogram.
47. • Fig. 8.42 Radiation-induced osteonecrosis. (A) Chest
radiograph obtained 15 years after left mastectomy
and radiation therapy demonstrates a dense opacity
projected over the left second rib. (B) On CT there is a
calcified mass arising from the second rib. Long-term
follow-up showed no evidence of progression.
48. • Fig. 8.43 Radiation-induced sarcoma. (A, B)
There is a soft-tissue mass arising within the
anterior chest wall in a patient treated 1 4 years
previously for a right breast carcinoma. Note
direct extension from subcutaneous tissues
through the chest wall musculature into
mediastinal fat.
49. • Fig. 8.44 CT image from a CT pulmonary
angiogram at the level of the right main
pulmonary artery. There is a large filling defect
due to thrombus. Note the minor streak artefact
arising from the dense contrast in the superior
vena cava, and the small right pleural effusion.
50. • Fig. 8.45 Utility of CTPA in patients with pre-existing lung disease.
(A) The initial HRCT through the lungs of this patient with sudden
worsening of breathlessness demonstrates changes consistent with
the known extrinsic allergic alveolitis. (13) The CTPA images
demonstrate thrombus in the segmental and subsegmental vessels
in the right lower lobe. (C) HRCT in a different patient at We time of
CTPA. There are diffuse lung changes consistent with the known
diagnosis pneumocystis carinii pneumonia . ( D) The CTPA study
demonstrates that there are also multiple pulmonary
51. • Fig. 8.45 Utility of CTPA in patients with pre-existing lung disease.
(A) The initial HRCT through the lungs of this patient with sudden
worsening of breathlessness demonstrates changes consistent with
the known extrinsic allergic alveolitis. (13) The CTPA images
demonstrate thrombus in the segmental and subsegmental vessels
in the right lower lobe. (C) HRCT in a different patient at We time of
CTPA. There are diffuse lung changes consistent with the known
diagnosis pneumocystis carinii pneumonia . ( D) The CTPA study
demonstrates that there are also multiple pulmonary
52. • fig.8.46 Chest radiograph of 2weeks after
heart and Lung transplantation Apart from the
epicardial pacing wire there is little evidence
of the mum surgery. ??????????????
53. • Fig. 8.47 Post-transplantation lymphoma following heart
and lung transplantation. The chest radiograph (A) and CT
(B) demonstrate widespread pulmonary nodules 2-3 cm in
size which developed within 2 months of surgery. There
was also mediastinal and hilar lymph node enlargement.
Needle biopsy confirmed B-cell lymphoma which proved
rapidly fatal.
54. • Fig. 8.48 Two years following heart and lung
transplantation there is a large pulmonary nodule
at the left lung base. This was one of several
coexistent nodules that cleared rapidly following
antiviral treatment administered after biopsy
confirmed benign polyclonal lymphoproliferation.
55. • Fig. 8.49 (A) Chest radiograph in a patient 2 weeks following left
lung transplantation for fibrosing alveolitis. Note the surgical
defect in the posterior part of the left fifth rib. (B) HRCT through
the lungs of a patient who has recently undergone right lung
transplantation for emphysema related to alpha-l-antitrypsin
deficiency. Note the displacement of the midline structure due to
the relatively large emphysematous left lung.
56. • Fig. 8.50 Invasive Aspergillus infection
following heart and lung transplantation.
HRCT reveals the presence of small foci of
infection in the posterior costophrenic
recesses. Despite the development of new
symptoms the chest radiograph had been
normal.
57. • Fig. 8.51 Bronchiolitis obliterans following
transplantation. There is marked bronchial
dilatation in the lower lobes bilaterally,
although the lung parenchyma appears
unremarkable.
59. • Fig. 8.53 (A) Staphylococcal toxic shock. Extensive
alveolar opacification. Staphylococcus aureus was
isolated from a vaginal tampon. (B) HRCT in a
different patient with ARDS demonstrates the anterior-
posterior gravitational gradient of lung density, with
occasional spared secondary pulmonary lobules.
60. • Fig. 8.54 ARDS. CT demonstrates extensive
mediastinal and subcutaneous emphysema as well
as a parenchymal bulla (arrow) possibly related to
high pressure ventilation. Note the typical anterior-
posterior density gradient in lung attenuation due
to the effects of gravity.
61. • Fig. 8.55 CT in a patient with ARDS
demonstrates diffuse lung changes and a
shallow pneumothorax on the right. In
addition there is a loculated rounded abscess
in the right lower lobe that was not apparent
on the chest radiograph.