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AN EXPLANATION OF ROENTGENOLOGIC SHADOWS

JOSEPH LEVITIN, M.D.; HAROLD BRUNN, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1936;57(4):649-665.

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The interpretation of roentgenograms is dependent on two essential factors: (1) knowledge of the anatomy of the part examined, and (2) an interpretation of the disease process in terms of variations in density noted on the roentgenogram. Any addition to the knowledge of roentgenologic anatomy would aid in the interpretation and localization of shadows seen on the roentgenogram. This paper is presented as a contribution to the roentgenologic knowledge of the anatomic structure of the lower lobes of the lungs.

Anatomically, the right lung is divided into three lobes, the upper, the middle and the lower, by two interlobar fissures, and the left lung is divided into two lobes, the upper and the lower, by one interlobar fissure. The course of the major fissures on both sides is from the level of the spinous process of the third dorsal vertebra posteriorly, obliquely downward and forward to the costochondral articulation of . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
SAN FRANCISCO

From the Department of Roentgenology, Mount Zion Hospital, and the University of California Thoracic Clinic.

Footnotes
This work was assisted by a grant from the Lily Spreckels Weggeforth Fund.

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