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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... against the anterior chest ... reach the anterior chest ... be seen on many chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions than the chest ... The chest film shows ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... lucencies within the lung ... , like cyst, cavity ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... LungCancer #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... examine all the areas ... we will discuss later ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... be seen on the chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Cavity ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Lung abnormalities mostly present as areas of increased density, which can be divided into the following
Lung abnormalities ... mostly present as areas ... published soon: Chest ... Pathophys #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... a patient with long ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Longstanding ... Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Vena azygos lobe
A common normal variant is the azygos lobe.
The azygos lobe is created when a
created when a laterally ... upper part of the lung ... On a chest film ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Azygous #Lobe #RadiologyAssistant
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
Pleural plaques The CXR ... not look like a lung ... bordering the chest ... are usually: - bilateral ... Plaques #Asbestos #RadiologyAssistant