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On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... heart figure is normal ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lobe atelectasis Chest ... Notice the abnormal ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
lung but by the collapsed ... adjacent to the right atrium ... On a follow-up chest ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
a normal lateral ... entering the right atrium ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Lateral #Normal ... #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
ill-defined, but this is normal ... produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... helpful in such cases ... Pectus #Excavatum #RadiologyAssistant