Table 1.

The checklist as used in this study

Anatomy	Potential pitfalls	Commonly missed diagnosis
Patient and technique Gender-date-image quality-inspiration position	Wrong patient Wrong data Hypo/hyperinflation	–
Tubes-lines	Tube too deep	–
Pleura-costophrenic angle	Thickening of pleura Pleural effusion	Pneumothorax Hydropneumothorax
Heart-large vessels	Pericardial effusion Silhouette sign	Aneurysm Elongation
Mediastinum-hila-diaphragm Trachea	Lymphadenopathy Foreign body Silhouette sign Tracheal displacement	Pneumomediastinum Pneumoperitoneum Diaphragmatic hernia
Axial skeleton Mandible-vertebrae-ribs	Rib deformities Calcifications	Spinal cord compression Fractures Scoliosis
Appendicular skeleton Clavicles-scapulae-humeri	Tubes, lines, prostheses	Fractures
Soft tissue Abdomen-neck-axilla-chest wall	Nipple shadows	Subcutaneous emphysema Calcifications Surgical clips
Lungs Nodules/masses-lobes-fissures-vascularity	Solitary nodules Opacifications Consolidations	Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) Pulmonary embolism