Peter Kerley
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Sir Peter Kerley CVO
(1900–1979) was a radiologist from Dundalk
, Ireland
and a graduate of University College Dublin (1923). He spent a year training in radiology in Vienna. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Ireland, in 1939. He was Director of Radiology at the Westminster Hospital and was also affiliated with the Royal Chest Hospital, London. He had a ready wit, enjoyed life outdoors and had a flair for diagnosing the unusual. In 1959 he became a member of honour of the Chicago Radiological Society, and in 1962 he was made a Fellow of Honour of the Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. The Sir Peter Kerley Lecture of the Royal College of Radiologists is named for him.
He discovered several of the medical sign
s used in interpreting radiographs. Kerley B lines
are a finding of congestive heart failure. These are short parallel lines perpendicular to the lateral lung
surface, indicative of increased opacity in the pulmonary septa
. Kerley A lines and Kerley C lines are related findings.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1970s in recognition of his services to Radiology and as Radiologist to the Royal Family.
Royal Victorian Order
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(1900–1979) was a radiologist from Dundalk
Dundalk
Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and a graduate of University College Dublin (1923). He spent a year training in radiology in Vienna. He obtained his M.D. from the University of Ireland, in 1939. He was Director of Radiology at the Westminster Hospital and was also affiliated with the Royal Chest Hospital, London. He had a ready wit, enjoyed life outdoors and had a flair for diagnosing the unusual. In 1959 he became a member of honour of the Chicago Radiological Society, and in 1962 he was made a Fellow of Honour of the Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. The Sir Peter Kerley Lecture of the Royal College of Radiologists is named for him.
He discovered several of the medical sign
Medical sign
A medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a physician during a physical examination of a patient....
s used in interpreting radiographs. Kerley B lines
Kerley B lines
Kerley lines are a sign seen on chest radiographs with interstitial pulmonary edema. They are thin linear pulmonary opacities caused by fluid or cellular infiltration into the interstitium of the lungs...
are a finding of congestive heart failure. These are short parallel lines perpendicular to the lateral lung
Lung
The lung is the essential respiration organ in many air-breathing animals, including most tetrapods, a few fish and a few snails. In mammals and the more complex life forms, the two lungs are located near the backbone on either side of the heart...
surface, indicative of increased opacity in the pulmonary septa
Septum
In anatomy, a septum is a wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller ones.-In human anatomy:...
. Kerley A lines and Kerley C lines are related findings.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the 1970s in recognition of his services to Radiology and as Radiologist to the Royal Family.