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There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
calcium sign. ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob ... #Dissection #APWindow
Aortopulmonary window
The aortopulmonary window is the interface below the aorta and above the pulmonary trunk and
and above the pulmonary ... concave or straight laterally ... is convex laterally ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #APWindow
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... window and the ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... paratracheal and bilateral ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology ... #pulmonary #sarcoidosis
Westermark sign! (R pulmonary oligemia seen on CXR). Unicorns do exist! Seen in <2% of PE
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(R pulmonary oligemia ... PE - Emergency Radiology ... @ASER_ERad #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Westermark
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... contact with the pulmonary ... This was later proven ... #Chest #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
year - Barium Enema ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear ... #Comparison #Table
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
Other signs of CHF ... redistribution of pulmonary ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
(Can occur later ... age • Anemia ... Key Point: High clinical ... congestion on a CXR ... Cardiomyopathy #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest