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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
effusion. ... Pericardial effusion ... CT-reconstruction #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Middle mediastinal, Posterior ... Lymphadenopathy • Pericardial ... Pneumomediastinum, Pericardial ... effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
effusion, which ... is located posteriorly ... hematoma in the posterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
anterior, middle and posterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle #Posterior ... #Compartments #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
since the heart or pericardial ... fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
effusion. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Pericardial #Effusion ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
absence of the pericardium ... apex located in a posterior ... #clinical #cardiology ... #chestxray #cxr ... #radiology
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... #Effusion #PericardialEffusion ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant