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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Azygoesophageal recess
The most important mediastinal line to look for is the azygoesophageal line, which borders the
on most frontal CXRs ... The causes of displacement ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Azygoesophageal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the deviation of the azygoesophageal line on the PA-film.
It is caused by a hiatal hernia.
It is caused by ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AzygoesophagealRecess ... #Azygoesophageal ... Hiatal #Hernia #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... of the consolidation ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
This was a consolidation ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... from the various causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
of chronic consolidation ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
A hiatal hernia is the most common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line.
Notice the air
the most common cause ... displacement of the azygoesophageal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Hiatal #Hernia #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
elongation of the aorta ... look for is the azygoesophageal ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Normal #Labeled ... #Azygoesophageal