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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
Pericardial effusion ... CT-reconstruction #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
divided into an anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle ... #Compartments #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
Ultrasound demonstrated ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #PericardialEffusion ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant
POCUS Pearls for Tamponade
- Pericardial Effusion
- Diastolic Right Ventricular Collapse
- Systolic Right Atrial Collapse
- Plethoric Inferior
- Pericardial Effusion ... Collapse - Plethoric Inferior ... Diagnosis #Evaluation #Cardiology ... #Effusion #Echocardiogram ... #Ultrasound
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The CT-image shows a large pericardial effusion.
Always compare these post-operative chest films with the pre-operative ones.
large pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
Notice that on the anterior ... explains why the ultrasound ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant