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Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Differential #Table ... #Anterior #Middle ... #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening ... Atelectasis, Nodule / mass ... • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
is thus either anterior ... hilum: In this case ... mediastinal teratoma ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
for mediastinal ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... #Anterior #Middle ... #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
most important mediastinal ... The causes of displacement ... summarized in the table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
We know that in some cases there is an extra joint in the
First study the CXR ... extra joint in the anterior ... may simulate a mass ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Apical #FirstRib #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
mediastinum or ... this is not the case ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Normal #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant