BASIC POINTS IN ROENTGEN-RAY STUDIES OF LUNG ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGY
Authors: Kennon Dunham, John H. Skavlem
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1935)

Article1 November 1935BASIC POINTS IN ROENTGEN-RAY STUDIES OF LUNG ANATOMY AND PATHOLOGYKENNON DUNHAM, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOHN H. SKAVLEM, M.D., F.A.C.P.KENNON DUNHAM, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN H. SKAVLEM, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-5-555 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptBecause of their permeability, the structure of the lungs is revealed by the roentgen-ray more clearly than is that of any other organ. On the basis of anatomical knowledge so acquired, pathological alterations may be recognized on stereoscopic films, and understood in direct proportion to that knowledge. The diagnosis of any disease is not complete unless it includes accurate localization, extent and character of the lesions. For example, the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is incomplete and almost useless when based solely on the report of tubercle bacilli in the sputum. Most important in the medical or surgical treatment of any...References1. BIRSCH-HIRSCHFELD FV: Concerning the position and the development of lung tuberculosis, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1899, lxiv. Google Scholar2. MILLER WS: Anatomy of lungs, Reference Handbook of the Medical Series, Vol. VI, 1916, Wm. Wood, New York. MILLER, W. S.: Some essential points in the anatomy of the lungs, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1917, iv, 269. MILLER, W. S.: Studies on the normal and pathological histology of the lungs, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1925, xi, 1-8. MILLER, W. S.: The vascular supply of the bronchial tree, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1925, xii, 87-94. Google Scholar3. : Clinical and x-ray findings in the chests of normal children, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1922. Google Scholar4. GHON A: Primary lung focus of tuberculosis in children, 1916, J. and A. Churchill, London. Google Scholar5. RANKE KE: Die primäre Lungentuberkulose des Menschen, Deutsch. Arch. f. klin. Med., 1916, cxix. Google Scholar6. MILLER JA: Pulmonary tuberculosis as a part of a systemic infection (hematogenous pulmonary tuberculosis), ANN. INT. MED., 1934, viii, 243-257. Google Scholar7. DUNHAM K: Localization of pulmonary lobes by the x-ray, Med. Rec., 1920, xcvii, 1077. DUNHAM, K.: X-ray examination of the chest and an x-ray classification of pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1921, viii, 427. Google Scholar8. DUNHAMSKAVLEM KJH: Comparative study of the pathology and x-ray densities of tuberculous lung lesions, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1921, v, 278. DUNHAM, K., and SKAVLEM, J. H.: X-ray observations of the pathogenesis of pulmonary tuberculosis, Tubercle, London, 1924, v, 217-232. DUNHAM, K., and SKAVLEM, J. H.: Applied pathology of pulmonary tuberculosis, Radiology, 1925, iv, 181-187. Google Scholar9. SKAVLEM JH: Description and demonstration of anatomical dissection of lungs with practical considerations in clinical and x-ray studies, Trans. Nat. Tuberc. Assoc., 1934. SKAVLEM, J. H.: Applied anatomy of the lungs, Med. Bull. Univ. Cincinnati, 1924. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cincinnati, Ohio*Read at the Philadelphia meeting of the American College of Physicians April 30, 1935. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1935Volume 9, Issue 5Page: 555-568KeywordsAnatomical pathologyLesionsLungsSputum ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1935 PDF downloadLoading ...