%0 Journal Article
%T Posteroanterior chest X-ray for the diagnosis of pneumothorax: methods, usage, and resolution
%A Denise Rossato Silva
%A Sandra Jungblut Schuh
%A Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin
%J Reports in Medical Imaging
%D 2010
%I Dove Medical Press
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMI.S10377
%X steroanterior chest X-ray for the diagnosis of pneumothorax: methods, usage, and resolution Review (8193) Total Article Views Authors: Denise Rossato Silva, Sandra Jungblut Schuh, Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin Published Date August 2010 Volume 2010:3 Pages 29 - 34 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMI.S10377 Denise Rossato Silva, Sandra Jungblut Schuh, Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil Abstract: Most pneumothoraces are demonstrated on fully inspired erect posteroanterior (PA) chest X-ray (CXR). Expiratory films may have a role in the clinical management of patients with a small respiratory reserve in whom pneumothorax is suspected and not demonstrated on the inspiratory film. PA CXR can be used for the diagnosis of spontaneous and -nonspontaneous pneumothoraces. When digital radiography is used, for most authors, a 2.5-lp/mm spatial -resolution is satisfactory to detect a pneumothorax.
%K radiography
%K computed tomography
%K pneumothorax
%K posteroanterior chest X-ray
%U https://www.dovepress.com/posteroanterior-chest-x-ray-for-the-diagnosis-of-pneumothorax-methods--peer-reviewed-article-RMI