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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... and the calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
Westermark sign! (R pulmonary oligemia seen on CXR). Unicorns do exist! Seen in <2% of PE
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Westermark sign! ... (R pulmonary oligemia ... @ASER_ERad #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Sign #Oligemia
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
and the calcium sign ... positive calcium sign ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Signet Ring Sign on Chest CT
 • Prominently dilated airway compared to its accompanying pulm vessel.
Signet Ring Sign ... • DDx: Bronchiectasis ... #Signet #Ring #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #clinical
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Monod Sign on Chest ... CTAir surrounding ... .2016.12.033 #Monod #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #clinical
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... high-resolution chest CT
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... Cylindrical or traction bronchiectasis ... #Tram #Track #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #clinical
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Air Crescent Sign ... #Crescent #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical