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Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... on Chest X-Ray ... drdevrad #Hilar #Anatomy ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Collapse - Chest ... the collapse lung ... LUL #Collapse #clinical ... #radiology #Chest ... #XRay #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Massive Fibrosis on Chest ... chronic interstitial lung ... benign, upper lobe ... #XRay #CXR #silicosis ... #clinical #radiology
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
Diagnosis: Cavitary ... lesion in R middle lobe ... consistent w/ lung ... abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
we describe a chest ... X-ray, we are trying ... as: Cavity - lucency ... visible wall #CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
attached to the chest ... is a possible diagnosis ... cyst formation and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Radiography of the chest ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener ... SitusInversus #NEJM
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer ... #Cancer #Cavity
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
the diagnosis in ... the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... Fibrosis #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled