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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 PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... summarizes the causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
abnormal right border ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #RLL # ... Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
the right heart border ... as a result of collapse ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... MiddleLobe #Lobar #Collapse ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
atelectasis or lobar collaps ... The most common causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
abnormal right border ... lung but by the collapsed ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Atelectasis ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On the lateral view ... Enlargement will cause ... the left heart border ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
the right heart border ... The lateral view ... helpful in such cases ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Pectus #Excavatum #RadiologyAssistant