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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... must be located anteriorly ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... not reach the anterior ... pathology in the lingula ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
when you go from anterior ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... CXR #LLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
abnormal right border ... lung but by the collapsed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lateral #RLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #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 #RLL #Lobar #Collapse ... MucousPlugging #Resolution #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the inferior ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... the left heart border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #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 ... MiddleLobe #Lobar #Collapse ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
heart is located anteriorly ... bordered by the lingula ... by air in the lingula ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #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 ... normal right heart border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the right heart border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lateral #LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant