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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 ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Lingula ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... the right upper lobe ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
Left lower lobe ... confirmed on the lateral ... this is lower lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
anteroinferior side on the lateral ... lingula or middle lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the right lower lobe ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Here a pneumonia which was hidden in the right lower lobe mainly below the level of
Here a pneumonia ... the right lower lobe ... density on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Subtle #Diaphragm #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
First study the CXR ... This was a lower lobe ... pneumonia. ... #LLL #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... it is seen in pneumonias ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXRs.
There is a subtle consolidation in the left lower lobe in the hidden
First study the CXRs ... the left lower lobe ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Retrocardiac ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant