{"id":255,"date":"2020-01-23T11:00:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/insights-imaging\/2020\/01\/23\/chest-imaging-using-signs-symbols-and-naturalistic-images-a-practical-guide-for-radiologists-and-non-radiologists\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T21:49:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:49:54","slug":"chest-imaging-using-signs-symbols-and-naturalistic-images-a-practical-guide-for-radiologists-and-non-radiologists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/insights-imaging\/highlights\/chest-imaging-using-signs-symbols-and-naturalistic-images-a-practical-guide-for-radiologists-and-non-radiologists\/","title":{"rendered":"Chest imaging using signs, symbols, and naturalistic images: a practical guide for radiologists and non-radiologists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1244 alignleft\" src=\"\/app\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Article-2-Jan-2020.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"385\" height=\"256\" \/>This pictorial review compiles an \u201ciconographic\u201d glossary of main terms used in thoracic imaging findings that relate to signs, symbols, or naturalistic images. The authors give explanations and demonstrations for each term, placing the radiological images next to naturalistic figures, symbols, and schematic drawings for better comparison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/insightsimaging.springeropen.com\/articles\/10.1186\/s13244-019-0789-4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chest imaging using signs, symbols, and naturalistic images: a practical guide for radiologists and non-radiologists<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Alessandra Chiarenza, Luca Esposto Ultimo, Daniele Falsaperla, Mario Travali, Pietro Valerio Foti, Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, Matteo Schisano, Letizia Antonella Mauro, Gianluca Sambataro, Antonio Basile, Carlo Vancheri and Stefano Palmucci<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This pictorial review compiles an \u201ciconographic\u201d glossary of main terms used in thoracic imaging findings that relate to signs, symbols, or naturalistic images. 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