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

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Sometimes the LLL ... the collapsed LUL ... the air in the LLL ... radiology #Chest #XRay ... #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
First study the CXR ... This was a lower lobe ... pneumonia. ... #LLL #Pneumonia ... #Subtle #SilhouetteSign
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the left upper lobe ... segment to creep all ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse #Luftsichel
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
from posterior all ... right diaphragm all ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RLL ... #Lateral #SilhouetteSign
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
increased density with ill-defined ... thus creating ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #AirBronchogram ... #LLL #Lobar #Pneumonia
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
the right lower lobe ... The pneumonia does ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RLL ... #Lateral #SilhouetteSign