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1
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Mainstay of thoracic imaging

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PA and lateral radiographs

2
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kVp potential for chest

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140

3
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4 basic features of proper radiographic technique on frontal radiographs

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Penetration, rotation, inspiration and motion

4
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Useful for detection of air trapping in patients with small airway disease

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Expiratory HRCT

5
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Morphologic studies usually require what MR sequence

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Spin echo T1W and T2W

6
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Mass evaluation might benefit from what MR sequences

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Fat supressed sequences such as STIR or from gadolinium-enhanced sequences

7
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Angiographic Aquisitions in MR Are most often performed with

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GRE volumetric acquisitions

8
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Cardiac sequences benefit from what MR technique

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Cardiac-gated balanced steady-state free precession techniques (SSFP)

9
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Used almost exclusively for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, although it my also be useful in the planning of bullectomy, lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema and lung transplantation

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Ventilation/perfusion lung scanning

10
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Used for the detection of pulmonary infection or inflammation and in the evaluation of suspected sarcoidosis

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Gallium-67 scanning