CTICasesFocal pneumonia visualized on oblique rib series
Imaging findings
Oblique view of a rib series demonstrates a focal, nodular consolidation in the right middle lobe in a patient presenting with pleuritic chest pain and no history of trauma, which resolved post-antibiotics.
Key takeaways
While rib series have very limited utility for evaluating uncomplicated trauma, oblique views can occasionally demonstrate focal parenchymal consolidation (pneumonia) that is obscured on standard frontal projections.
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