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Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... LUL - left upper lobe ... LLL - left lower lobe ... - Right upper lobe ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
on Chest X-Ray ... interstitial lung disease ... which is caused by disease ... benign, upper lobe ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... Pulmonary Diseases ... With Upper Lobe ... #differential #diagnosis
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... clinical #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled ... #pulmonary
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 ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... Clinical #Radiology #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 ... airways leading to pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... There is fibrosis ... The differential diagnosis ... with upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
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 ... radiology #clinical #pulmonary ... #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Permanent dilation of an airway
WHAT CAN YOU SEE ON CT?
1) Lack of tapering of
involving a segment or lobe ... Rheumatologic/Autoimmune diseae ... Aspiration 8) Fibrosis ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... interstitial lung disease ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR