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Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... On the CT cavitation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Septic ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who had a CT to rule out pulmonary embolism.
There is a
patient who had a CT ... based on this CT ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... SeptalThickening #CHF ... #RadiologyAssistant
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Doses for 5 Year-Old ... 2-view chest 0.02 ... Head CT 4 mSv ... 200 CXRs Chest ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs
On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
silhouette on the chest ... on the coronal CT-reconstruction ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Cardiomegaly ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
lung disease or CHF ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest ... ) • Abnormal CXR ... refer + order CT
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
with asthma or CF ... CT demonstrated ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #MucoidImpaction ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Here another chest x-ray with interstitial edema and Kerley B lines in a patient with congestive
Here another chest ... The CT shows the ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #KerleyB ... Kerley #BLines #RadiologyAssistant
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
comparison with old ... during a period of CHF ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
The CT-image is ... are hypodense areas ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Hodgkins ... Consolidation #RadiologyAssistant