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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
: Lateral, Medial ... Medial, Anterior, Lateral ... Anteromedial, Lateral ... CTChest #pulmonary #clinical ... #radiology #Anatomy
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
the left upper lobe ... traction-bronchiectasis due to the fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pulmonary #CTChest #Tuberculosis
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... Diseases With Upper Lobe ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... #Silicosis #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ... consolidation - Fibrosis ... - Innumerable, bilateral ... #chest #xray #clinical ... #radiology #CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... inferior part of the lung ... lingula or middle lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Progressive Massive Fibrosis ... chronic interstitial lung ... benign, upper lobe ... CXR #silicosis #clinical ... #radiology
Tuberculous peritonitis of long evolution  in a patient with severe malnutrition. 
The fibrous tracts are
Tuberculous peritonitis ... of long evolution ... The fibrous tracts ... Ascites #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
a patient with long ... There is fibrosis ... with upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
affecting the lungs ... infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Progression: • Upper lobe ... lung involvement ... characteristic features Clinical