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Silhouette Sign on Chest X-Ray
Loss of the margin between two opposing structures of the same radiographic
Silhouette Sign ... localization by lobe ... heart border • RLL ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #diagnosis #radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... in Left Upper Lobe ... X-Ray An upper lobe ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
Left lower lobe ... abnormality located posterior ... from anterior to posterior ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Upper or middle lobe ... Middle mediastinal, Posterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Normal Hilar Anatomy on Chest X-Ray
The hilum is 95% vessels and while it is not important
bronchus LLL - ... left lower lobe ... bronchus RUL - Right ... upper lobe bronchus ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... the right upper lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL
Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- Anterior vs Posterior ... Lenticulostriate artery Posterior ... Territory #Symptoms #Signs ... Effects #Neurology #Diagnosis
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... the silhouette sign ... either anterior or posterior ... Hilum #Overlay #Sign ... clinical #radiology #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
present as multiple ill-defined ... can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL ... CML, AML, APML, CLL ... age • 75% of ALL ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis