. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . ase. Thickened pleura with adhe-sions. Right diaphragm hooked up and fixed. mixture of bismuth subcarbonate in sterileolive oil (1-2) was injected in the upperlobe bronchus; this was followed by a fluoro-scopic as well as a stereo-roentgenographicexamination which showed that some of thebismuth mixture had reached the diseasedarea, but not sufficient to map out the cav-ities satisfactorily. A roentgen re-examination on June 9thshowed much the same condition as reportedon May 22d. Most of the bismuth haddisappeared.
. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . ase. Thickened pleura with adhe-sions. Right diaphragm hooked up and fixed. mixture of bismuth subcarbonate in sterileolive oil (1-2) was injected in the upperlobe bronchus; this was followed by a fluoro-scopic as well as a stereo-roentgenographicexamination which showed that some of thebismuth mixture had reached the diseasedarea, but not sufficient to map out the cav-ities satisfactorily. A roentgen re-examination on June 9thshowed much the same condition as reportedon May 22d. Most of the bismuth haddisappeared. On July 8th the patient was again broncho- Roentgenographic Studies of Bronchiectasis and Lung Abscess 57 scoped, the main upper lobe being injectedas previously. The stereo-roentgenograms,taken almost immediately after the injection,showed with excellent detail the numerouscavities in the lower portion of the upper andthe upper portion of the middle right lobes. The patient is still under observation andshows continued improvement. Case IV. A. L., a young girl twenty vears. Fig. 13. Case v. Lung One Month BeforeInjection. A. Lung abscess showing fluid level withair bubble above cavity surrounded by pus-soakedinfiltrated area of lung structure. old, was admitted to the Lenox Hill Hos-pital in June, 1920, with the followinghistory: Tonsils had been removed two years pre-viously. Following the operation she wastaken home in an open car, with consider-able exposure. Pneumonia developed; thecough continued, and two weeks later shebegan expectorating large quantities of foulsmelling pus. This condition persisted up tothe time of her admission to the hospital. A preliminary fluoroscopic combined withstereo-roentgenographic examination, onJune 19, 1920, showed marked pleuritic thickening over the middle and lower rightlobe; the right diaphragm was hooked upwith adhesions and there was considerableincreased density in the middle and lowerright with evidence of cavitation, esp
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