Thoracic radiology: the past 50 years.

The radiology of 50 years ago was a primitive science compared with the radiology of today. Hospital departments were small and radiologists few in number. Night call was uncommon.

Lemierre syndrome: forgotten but not extinct--report of four cases.

Four cases of Lemierre syndrome are reported in which metastatic abscesses resulted from septic thrombosis of the internal jugular vein secondary to bacterial pharyngitis. While chest radiographic findings were nonspecific, results of computed tomography (CT) of the thorax in each case were highly suggestive of septic pulmonary emboli. Internal jugular venous thrombosis was demonstrated at ultrasonography and contrast material-enhanced CT.

MR imaging in the evaluation of the chest after uncomplicated median sternotomy.

Although complications of median sternotomy are infrequent, they are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Current imaging modalities have proved to be of limited value in the evaluation of these abnormalities. The search for more efficacious means of assessment is continual.