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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
pericardial fat or effusion ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
On a lateral image ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #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
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
The differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
examine all the areas ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
findings in OP - Bilateral ... restricted to areas ... small pleural effusions ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
formation may create ... is necessary to differentiate ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
Once you know how the normal hilar structures look like on a lateral view, it is
look like on a lateral ... structures in areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... Lymphadenopathy #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
as ill-defined areas ... In a later stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Stage III - Alveolar edema
This stage is characterized by continued fluid leakage into the interstitium, which
space (pleural effusion ... severe diseased areas ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Alveolar ... AlveolarEdema #RadiologyAssistant