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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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #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
First study the CXR.
We know that in some cases there is an extra joint in the
First study the CXR ... extra joint in the anterior ... be difficult to detect ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Apical #FirstRib #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