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Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
with asthma or CF ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
In these cases, ... with signs of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Another common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line is subcarinal lymphadenopathy.
Notice the displacement of the
Another common cause ... There are also nodes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Displacement #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
bilateral in 70% of cases ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Enlargement of the hili is usually due to lymphadenopathy or enlarged vessels.
In this case there is
In this case there ... enlarged lymph nodes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Garland # ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Once you know how the normal hilar structures look like on a lateral view, it is
In this case on ... enlarged lymph nodes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... Lymphadenopathy #RadiologyAssistant
Dilation of the azygos vein is a sign of increased right atrial pressure and is usually
increased right atrial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Azygous ... AzygousVein #Dilatation #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
entering the right atrium ... this is not the case ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Normal #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant