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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... causes the collapse ... or curtain and causes ... #Sign #LUL #Collapse ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
in fact this is caused ... 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
shows a silhouette sign ... the left heart border ... to a pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the right heart border ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lateral #LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #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
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
the right heart border ... (silhouette sign ... as a result of collapse ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
the right heart border ... produces a silhouette sign ... helpful in such cases ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Pectus #Excavatum #RadiologyAssistant