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Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
lobe collapse causes ... the collapse lung ... segments to be pushed anteriorly ... or curtain and causes ... #XRay #CXR
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
the lung will lie ... part of the lung ... This causes a density ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... weight loss or long ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... AirBronchogram #RUL ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... low attenuation (table ... is interstitial lung ... seen and in many cases ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... antibiotics once stable ... shows a small, stable
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Stage I - Redistribution ... supplying the lung ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
lucencies within the lung ... since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
• Look at the CXR ... since a prior CXR ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... : • 14-22 Fr stable