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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
Cardiac incisura ... pericardial fat or effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Cardiac ... #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
patient with a large cardiac ... to pericardial effusion ... Pericardial effusion ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Atrium ... #Ventricle #Cardiac ... #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... On a lateral image ... evident on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... PleuralEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
seen through the cardiac ... confirmed on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
COVID-19 POCUS

96 yrs old, discharged 3 wks ago for CAP, treated with amox/clav then cefixime. Returns
COVID-19 POCUS ... CXR with consolidation ... and likely effusion ... this ultrasound bilateral ... drmarcogarrone #COVID19 #POCUS
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Effusion ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... On this lateral ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... minimal pericardial effusion ... Radiology #CTS #CXR ... #Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... alveolar edema, bilateral ... pleural effusions ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac