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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
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PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
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There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
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Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
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Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
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The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
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On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
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