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Polo Mint Sign on Chest CT
 • Partial filling defect in a blood vessel surrounded by
Chest CTPartial ... • DDx: PE, portal ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
expiratory scan: the mosaic ... Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
on Chest CT • ... areas of low, normal ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... the silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
tracheobronchomegaly) • Hypersensitivity ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... hypertension • Mosaic ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
entering the right atrium ... carefully for pathology ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
to find subtle pathology ... The loss of the normal ... #Diagnosis #Pathophys ... #Radiology #Silhouette ... #RadiologyAssistant
CT will also demonstrate signs of congestive heart failure.
On the image on the left notice the
CT will also demonstrate ... signs of congestive ... the differential diagnostic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF #
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... MosaicAttenuation #Mosaic ... Attenuation #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant