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Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
Left upper lobe ... upper lobe - Abnormal ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... #APWindow #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
Left lower lobe ... confirmed on the lateral ... Normally when you ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
atelectasis of the left ... upper lobe. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
On the left however ... It is a normal finding ... lingula or middle lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
border (silhouette sign ... , but the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe #Lobar
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
density on the left ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #Luftsichel #Sign
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
aortic knob or left ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... where the upper lobes ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
ill-defined, but this is normal ... produces a silhouette sign ... the right middle lobe ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
interfaces of the left ... PA-film there is a normal ... the right lower lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia