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Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
RUL – right paratracheal ... heart border • RLL ... hemidiaphragm • LUL ... heart border • LLL ... #ChestXRay #CXR
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 ... #LUL #Collapse ... #CXR
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
Normal Hilar Anatomy ... main bronchus LUL ... bronchus LLL - ... bronchus RUL - Right ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
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
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 ... the right upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL
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
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
segment to creep all ... the luft sichel sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign
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
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Named based on anatomic ... Fractures (medial/lateral ... can't make A-OK sign ... ligamentous injury (LCL ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK