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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Atrium - Most ... atrium. - Left ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Coronary Artery Embolism - Etiology and Scoring
Etiology:
 • Direct: Clot (LV thrombus, LAA Thrombus), Valve (Vegetation,
Paradoxical: Right to Left ... venous origin of CE material ... non-culprit vessels • Atrial ... prosthetic valve, PFO, ASD ... scoring #criteria #cardiology
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
On this lateral ... enlargement of the left ... atrium. ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
horizontally towards the left ... atrium, which is ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
density on the left ... High position left ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Negative Contrast Effect in Right Atrium - Differential Diagnosis
1. Small secundum ASD or PFO with left
Effect in Right Atrium ... Small secundum ASD ... or PFO with left ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology ... echocardiogram #s4c #pocus
Giant dilated left atrium on Echocardiogram (a4c)
It belongs to a 92-year old lady with a history
Giant dilated left ... atrium on Echocardiogram ... ASD with R/L shunting ... #clinical #cardiology ... #pocus
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Paradoxical emboli via ASD ... • Left sided > Right ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology
Key findings in alveolar proteinosis
- Crazy paving pattern: reticular pattern superimposed on ground glass opacification.
- Opacifications
On the left a typical ... proteinacious material ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant