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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the chest the lung ... This causes a density ... It is a normal finding ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... summarizes the causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... must be located anteriorly ... in the left lung ... to a pneumonia caused ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... involvement of the lung ... listed in the table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... correlation in normal lung ... Notes: (A) Normal lung ... Diagnosis #HRCT #POCUS ... #Table #ILD #Findings
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
First study the CXR.
We know that in some cases there is an extra joint in the
First study the CXR ... extra joint in the anterior ... lung cancer is ... also seen on the lateral ... Apical #FirstRib #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
vasculitis causes ... In a later stage ... with non-specific findings ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
proces in the anterior ... upper lobes of the lung ... this is not the case ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant