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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... must be located anteriorly ... in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... part of the lung ... not reach the anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... It is most typical ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... coughed up, a cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Radiology • Miliary ... throughout the lungs ... meliodosis, rarely typical ... pneumonia pathogens ... #CXR #clinical
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... densities iin the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Check apices for ... cervical rib Check lung ... #XRay #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
the way to the anterior ... the air in the lungs ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Hemidiaphragm
First study the CXR.
We know that in some cases there is an extra joint in the
First study the CXR ... extra joint in the anterior ... also seen on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lung #Cancer