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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 ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... 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 ... most likely a lobar ... This was an acute lobar ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXR.
Notice the subtle increased density in the area behind the heart that needs
This was a lower lobe ... pneumonia. ... Radiology #CXR #LLL #Pneumonia ... #Subtle #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
Right middle lobe ... border (silhouette sign ... RML #MiddleLobe #Lobar ... #Collapse #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
First study the CXRs.
There is a subtle consolidation in the left lower lobe in the hidden
the left lower lobe ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... Retrocardiac #SpineSign #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... is in the lower lobe ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... a consolidated lobe ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the left upper lobe ... the luft sichel sign ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the left upper lobe ... of the middle lobe ... #Lateral #LUL #Lobar ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Silhouette sign
This is a very important sign. It enables us to find subtle pathology and to
Silhouette sign ... When there is a pneumonia ... the left lower lobe ... #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2- can be seen
the right lower lobe ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... #RLL #Lateral #SilhouetteSign ... #RadiologyAssistant