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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
veil like opacity all ... over the left hemithorax ... Sometimes the LLL ... the air in the LLL ... #clinical #radiology
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
segment to creep all ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lateral #LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... Luftsichel #Sign #LuftsichelSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
as a result of hematothorax ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #RLL ... #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... There was no eosinophilia ... which excludes eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
Consolidation - any pathologic ... or multifocal ill-defined ... Atelectasis - collapse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
the opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse ... #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
#Clinical #Radiology ... Lateral #LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... Luftsichel #Sign #LuftsichelSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Right upper lobe atelectasis
Findings:
1) triangular density
2) elevated right hilus
3) obliteration of the retrosternal clear space (arrow)
space (arrow) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #LungCancer #RadiologyAssistant
A common finding in atelectasis of the right upper lobe is 'tenting' of the diafphragm (blue
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar ... #Collapse #Tenting ... #RadiologyAssistant
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
lung but by the collapsed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #MucousPlugging ... #Resolution #RadiologyAssistant