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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... upper posterior border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
the left heart border ... looking at the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
pleural fluid posterolateral ... abnormal right border ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On the lateral view ... left and on the lateral ... the left heart border ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... specific as in the former ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
There is a right lower lobe atelectasis.
Notice the abnormal right border of the heart.
The right interlobar
abnormal right border ... adjacent to the right atrium ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Atelectasis #RadiologyAssistant
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
determined on the lateral ... On this lateral ... enlargement of the left atrium ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
the right heart border ... density on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
On this lateral film there is too much density over the lower part of the spine.
By
On this lateral ... silhouette of the heart border ... pneumonia does not border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant