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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... lie against the anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... looking at the lateral ... must be located anteriorly ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
seen through the cardiac ... confirmed on the lateral ... when you go from anterior ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
on Chest X-Ray ... is thus either anterior ... This was later proven ... to be an anterior ... #radiology #CXR
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
left with loss of cardiac ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... The anterior and ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
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 ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
the way to the anterior ... chest wall (red ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Hemidiaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... appearance of the anterior ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum ... #RadiologyAssistant