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Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer ... #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
, like cyst, cavity ... as: Cavity - lucency ... visible wall #CXR ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... the lung will lie ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
Cavity in the right ... later on the right ... appreciated on a CT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
without contrast material ... ) — Lung Cancer ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... coughed up, a cavity ... consolidation and the cavity ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... fluid or solid material ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac