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The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
divided into an anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle ... #Compartments #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
Pericardial effusion ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Lateral #Anterior #MediastinalMass #Lymphoma #RetrosternalClearSpace #Opacification #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #MediastinalMass ... Opacification #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... must be located anteriorly ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Not all joint effusions ... An effusion often ... Draw the RC line ... Injuries #Xrays #Radiology ... peds #Pediatrics #clinical
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
On a lateral image ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... when you go from anterior ... the opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Effusion #Fissure ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
proces in the anterior ... they should get darker ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant