Change:  patient is a young, tall, thin male with no history of medical problems. The predominance of SP in men is overwhelming; SP affects 5-10 times   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2613)

Change:  clavicle. No pneumothorax was demonstrated.False Pneumothorax from Breast/Axillary Soft Tissue LinesThere are several soft tissue lines demonstrated. Do they represent pneumothoraces?These lines are axillary/breast soft tissues (arrowed)... back to the wikiradiography home page... back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2197)

Change: There is a pneumothorax (top arrrow), axillary skin fold (middle arrow), and breast shadow (bottom arrow).Pneumothorax or Bulla(e) or Both?This patient has overexpanded lung associated with emphysema. The white arrowed structure is a bulla.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2170)

Change: The radiographer noted a lucent appearance adjacent to the right hemidiaphragm. There was not associated with a skin laceration. The radiographer was suspicious that this might represent subcutaneous emphysema and proceeded to perform additional imaging of the right hemithorax to include more of the axillary/chest wall soft tissuesThe   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2152)

Change: There is evidence of subcuaneous emphysema adjacent to the right hemidiaphragm. It is important to ask where this air might have come from. There are   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2015)

Change: Note that this is a radiograph rather than a digital image. A "light" exposure is required to clearly demonstrates the lungfield without the aid of a "bright light".Compare the size of the penumothorax (arrowed) on this expiration radiograph compared with the inspiration radiograph above.Erect vs Supine Pneumothorax Why   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1755)

Change: A colleague has suggested to me that tension pneumothorax is a difficult diagnosis on plain film. When the lung collapses the most compliant contiguous structures   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1769)

Change: A colleague has suggested to me that tension pneumothorax is a difficult diagnosis on plain film. When the lung collapses the most compliant contiguous structures   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 2062)

Change: right (arrowed)A enlargement of the lung apices demonstrates a right sided pneumothorax with the visceral pleural surface oof the right lung projected over the third rib. Note that there are no lung markings on the right between the second and third rib posteriorly- compare with the left side.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1875)

Change: commoncommonly seen chest pathology in most Emergency Departments. This page considers the radiographic techniques and pathological appearances of pneumothorax. Causes of Pneumothoraxiatrogenictraumaidiopathic (young sthenicslim males)AsthmaCatamenialAlpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency Inspiration and Expiration ViewsA commonly employed protocol (almost   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1683)