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Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... • RUL – right paratracheal ... heart border • RLL ... #CXR #diagnosis ... #radiology #localization
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... branches and the pulmonary ... bronchus RUL - Right ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... Collapse - Chest ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... important to examine all ... sign, which we ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Here we have a patient with atelectasis of the right upper lobe as a result of
the right upper lobe ... position of the left pulmonary ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Collapse ... #Tuberculosis #
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
heart border (silhouette ... sign) Triangular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
normal lateral chest ... film the silhouette ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
It produces a silhouette ... sign and thus simulating ... the right middle lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
anterior part of the chest ... the right lower lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... : Pearls 50/50 Rule ... x-ray (CXR), try ... does a better job ... #Radiology #CTChest