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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential ... or middle lobe collapse ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #Widening #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... lung segments to ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #clinical #radiology ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
In sarcoidosis the common pattern is right paratracheal and bilateral hilar adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign').
In
paratracheal and bilateral ... adenopathy ('1-2-3-sign ... In lung carcinoma ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Lymphadenopathy #Differential
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
injury to the lateral ... Terry thomas sign ... Triquetral fracture ... Fractures #XRay #Radiology ... #Wrist #differential
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... looking at the lateral ... anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Radiographic Signs of Lobar Collapse
General findings to look for:
 • Crowding of ribs near collapse
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Radiographic Signs ... of Lobar Collapse ... other lobes • Mediastinal ... #pulmonary #lung ... #signs #radiology
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Hilum Overlay Sign ... This was later proven ... be an anterior mediastinal ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... An important mediastinal-lung ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... periphery of the lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
displacement of the mediastinum ... The mediastinum ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Total #Lung ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant