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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Left Atrium - The ... formed by the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... is seen on a supine ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
lung masses or consolidations ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pleural # ... Plaques #Asbestos #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with CHF. 
There is an increase in heart size compared to
a patient with CHF ... edema and some pleural ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Exacerbation ... #Comparison #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 ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... Cardiac #Chambers #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
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
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findings are: - bilateral ... perihilar consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
we will discuss later ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
ill-defined areas of consolidation ... In a later stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
influenced by: Gravity: supine ... with perihilar consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant