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On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... based on this CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #SeptalThickening ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib) Summary

Symptoms:
• Palpitations, light-headedness, dizziness, dyspnea, exercise intolerance, chest pain, near-syncope, syncope.

Why?
Cardiac:
	• Valvular heart
exercise intolerance, chest ... Decompensated HF ... (< 5% pts with afibb ... #Fibrillation #AFib ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Polo Mint Sign on Chest ... CT • Partial filling ... a rim contrast material ... in a CT angiogram ... Pulmonary #diagnosis #radiology
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... without contrast material ... 6 mSv 2 years CHEST ... ) — Chest 7 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
with asthma or CF ... CT demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... On the lateral view ... left and on the lateral ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... On a lateral image ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
fluid or solid material ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Here we see a CT-image.
The azygoesophageal recess is displaced by lymph nodes that compress the left
Here we see a CT-image ... compress the left atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Mediastinal ... #Displacement #RadiologyAssistant