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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
Atelectasis can ... density of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Radiation ... #Fibrosis #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 ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
Total atelectasis ... of the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
A common finding in atelectasis of the right upper lobe is 'tenting' of the diafphragm (blue
common finding in atelectasis ... metastases in both lungs ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #RUL #Lobar ... Collapse #Tenting #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant
Plate-like atelectasis is a common finding on chest x-rays and detected almost every day.
They are characterized
Plate-like atelectasis ... density at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Plate #Atelectasis ... #RadiologyAssistant