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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
In the proper clinical ... weight loss or long ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... of opacities, Unilateral ... Rare: pleural effusions ... , pleural thickening
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
not look like a lung ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural # ... Plaques #Asbestos #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
the air in the lungs ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Hemidiaphragm ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
upper lobes of the lung ... more radiolucent lung ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
some loculated pleural ... surrounded by aerated lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
On a normal lateral ... bordered by the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant