title: The interpretation of shadows on the adult chest radiograph.
abstract: In this article I consider that part of the interpretation of a chest radiograph that is concerned with abnormal opacities. The recognition of various shadow patterns and their interpretation in terms of gross pathology is central to the approach.
mesh_terms: D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010994:Pleura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic