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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... in Left Upper Lobe ... X-Ray An upper lobe ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
border (silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe ... #Lobar #Collapse
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
Left lower lobe ... confirmed on the lateral ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Here we have a patient with atelectasis of the right upper lobe as a result of
the right upper lobe ... as seen on the lateral ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Collapse ... #Tuberculosis #
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the left upper lobe ... segment to creep all ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
Right upper lobe atelectasis
Findings:
1) triangular density
2) elevated right hilus
3) obliteration of the retrosternal clear space (arrow)
Right upper lobe ... the retrosternal clear ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #LungCancer
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
Right lower lobe ... lower lobe, which ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RLL #Lobar #Collapse
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the left upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... are: Widespread ill-defined ... later on the right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... the right middle lobe ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum