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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... formed by the left atrium ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atrium #Ventricle ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
more vertical orientation ... towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium enlargement
This is a patient with longstanding mitral valve disease and mitral valve replacement.
Extreme dilatation
Left Atrium enlargement ... Extreme dilatation ... of the left atrium ... #CXR #MVR #LAE ... LeftAtrialEnlargement #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Left Atrium - Most ... towards the left atrium ... . - Left atrial ... Right Atrium - Receives ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle
Here we have a prior CXR of this patient.
The AP-film shows a right paratracheal mass.
The azygoesophageal
we have a prior CXR ... border of the right atrium ... Notice the massive dilatation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Esophagus #Aspiration #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
entering the right atrium ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Normal #Labeled ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
Dilation of the ... azygos vein is a sign ... increased right atrial ... #CXR #CHF #Azygous ... #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
possibly also partial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant