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Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
LUL - left upper lobe ... LLL - left lower lobe ... - Right upper lobe ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
Left-Middle-Lobe ... the body and a lobar ... A left-middle-lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
The differential ... diagnosis includes ... with upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... With Upper Lobe ... lung #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #mnemonic
Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest CT
47 M with idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. Typical imaging findings:
- Upper lobe
Fibroelastosis (PPFE) on Chest ... findings: - Upper lobe ... subpleural and pleural fibrosis ... ChestCT #radiology #clinical ... #pulmonary #CXR
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
The upper lobe is ... cyst in the upper lobe ... is a possible diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... smokers, upper lobe ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
the left lower lobe ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... characteristic features Clinical ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR