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The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
divided into an anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle ... #Compartments #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #Lateral #Anterior #MediastinalMass #Lymphoma #RetrosternalClearSpace #Opacification #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #MediastinalMass ... Opacification #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... anteroinferior side on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... must be located anteriorly ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Mediastinal Widening - Differential ... or middle lobe collapse ... mass • Masses: Anterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
vessels #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... when you go from anterior ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar ... #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
, which is the collapsed ... lobe #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LUL #Lobar #Collapse ... #APWindow #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant