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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
which can cause pulmonary ... pus within the cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... density in the lung as ... visible wall #CXR ... #Cyst #Lung #Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In these cases comparison ... during a period of CHF ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal chest ... diameter of the pulmonary ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... on a PA image as ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural
On the left another patient with congestive heart failure.
The lateral view nicely demonstrates the increased diameter
The lateral view ... diameter of the pulmonary ... Notice also the ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Peribronchial
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
without associated pulmonary ... fluid or solid material ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
visible, such as ... redistribution of pulmonary ... that helpful, but comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation
Right ventricle enlargement
First study the PA and lateral chest film and then continue reading.
On these chest
chest film and ... On these chest films ... All these findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RVEnlargement
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... sometimes be seen as ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle