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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2019; 29(04): 418-425
DOI: 10.4103/ijri.IJRI_329_19
Chest Imaging

Chest radiography in adult critical care unit: A pictorial review

Sanjay N Jain
Department of Radiology, Prince Aly Khan Hospital, Aga Hall, Nesbit Road, Mazagaon
,
Tanvi Modi
Department of Radiology, TNMC and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Yashant Aswani
Department of Radiology, TNMC and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Ravi U Varma
Department of Radiology, TNMC and BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai Central, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Patients in the intensive care units suffer from a myriad of cardiopulmonary processes for which portable chest radiography is the most utilized imaging modality. A pragmatic approach toward evaluating the nearly similar radiographic findings seen in most of the pathologies with comparative review and strong clinical acumen can help the radiologists and clinicians achieve a rapid and precise diagnosis.

Keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome - aspiration - intensive care unit - portable chest radiograph - pulmonary edema


Publication History

Received: 02 August 2019

Accepted: 08 November 2019

Article published online:
21 July 2021

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