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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
pericardial fat or effusion ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of ... On a lateral image ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Effusion #Fissure ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial effusion ... • CXR rotation ... #pulmonary #radiology
A hiatal hernia is the most common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line.
Notice the air
the most common cause ... hernia on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Hiatal #Hernia #RadiologyAssistant
Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusions (Hemopericardium)- Differential Diagnosis Framework

IATROGENIC DISEASE
Secondary to invasive cardiac procedures

NONIATROGENIC
• Malignancy (e.g., metastatic spread:
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Malignancy (e.g ... OTHER RARE CAUSES ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #cardiology