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Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... contour Carina angle ... radiologistpage #Chest ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Child 3-view ankle ... 14th CXRs 2-view chest ... mSv 200 CXRs Chest ... #PatientInfo #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
tolerance, and ankle ... Chest x-ray: signs ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... and an obtuse angle ... #Anatomy #Radiology
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
basal costophrenic angles ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
cardiophrenic angle ... On the chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Key findings in Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Numerous thin-walled cysts, surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Cysts range from 2mm to 5cm in
thickness of the cysts ranges ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
the costophrenic angle ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis- Computed tomography of the chest, reconstructed in the coronal plane at the level of the
tomography of the chest ... affect women of all ages ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #radiology