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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Apical, Posterior, Anterior ... Superior, Medial, Anterior ... Apicoposterior, Anterior ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... lie against the anterior ... part of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... - Aspiration - Pulmonary ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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result in decreased lung ... - Emphysema - Lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
There is a hydropneumothorax.
Notice the air-fluid level (blue arrow).
The upper lobe is still attached to the
There is a lung ... with a cystic lung ... airways leading to pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis #LAM #RadiologyAssistant
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
identified in the lung ... Diagnosis #Pathophys #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... TreeInBud #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
periphery of the lung ... most typical of pulmonary ... seen in chronic lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Differential Diagnosis Anterior ... Sarcoma, Metastatic Lung ... spine lesions (Potts ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #anterior #middle
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
The anterior and ... upper lobes join anteriorly ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant