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Pleural opacities
The table lists the most common causes of pleural opacities #Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR #Pleural
Pleural opacities ... common causes of pleural ... opacities #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Pleural #Opacity
Unilateral pleural calcifications are usually due to:
- infection (TB)
- empyema
- hemorrhagic #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Pleural #Plaques
Unilateral pleural ... hemorrhagic #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Patterns of Involvement
 • Scarring, Nodules and Consolidation
    - Lobar
scarring with pleural ... MTB infection • Pleural ... Involvement - Pleural ... xray #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
Pleural fluid
It takes about 200-300 ml of fluid before it comes visible on an CXR (figure).
About
Pleural fluid It ... visible on an CXR ... About 5 liters of pleural ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On a lateral image of CXR effusion of > 75 ml could be visible- where there
lateral image of CXR ... least 175 ml of pleural ... PleuralEffusion #CXR ... ChestXRay #Clinical #Radiology
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
Pleural plaques ... The CXR shows multiple ... asbestos related pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural #
First study the images and then continue reading.
On the lateral view there is a mass-like lesion
lesion that is pleural-based ... that this is a pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
Hampton hump is a radiologic ... base against the pleural ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
Pleural fluid may ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
Pleural effusion ... way to detect pleural ... large amount of pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural