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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
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
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
from posterior all ... all the way to ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #RLL ... #Lateral #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
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
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
Left lower lobe ... confirmed on the lateral ... contour of the left diaphragm ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
position left diaphragm ... the left upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse #Luftsichel
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
Here a pneumonia which was hidden in the right lower lobe mainly below the level of
Here a pneumonia ... the right lower lobe ... density on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RLL #Pneumonia