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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
Normal hili are: ... vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... formed by the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
Previous normal ... x-ray (left) and CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Thickening #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
anteroinferior side on the lateral ... It is a normal finding ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
heart figure is normal ... On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with congestive heart failure.
The lateral view nicely demonstrates the increased diameter
The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Peribronchial ... PeribronchialCuffing #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... Normally when you ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... On a lateral image ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
a normal lateral ... entering the right atrium ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant