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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... must be located anteriorly ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
the only way to detect ... a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #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 ... The anterior and ... upper lobes join anteriorly ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Stages ... #Findings #Signs ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... appearance of the anterior ... chest wall. ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum ... #RadiologyAssistant
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
is not in the anterior ... part of the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... all the way to anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
it within the chest ... heart is located anteriorly ... When there is a pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant