13 results
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... looking at the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
vessel sign (7) ... vessel sign (8) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
A more common presentation of mucoid impaction in seen here.
This is the typical 'finger-in-glove' appearance of
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... FingerInGlove #Sign ... #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
the luft sichel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #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
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
border (silhouette sign ... density on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum ... #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Recognition of a pneumothorax depends on the volume of air in the pleural space and the
A sign to look for ... lucency of the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumothorax ... #RadiologyAssistant