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Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
: Upper or middle ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... mediastinal, Posterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #radiology
The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
The mediastinum ... and posterior compartment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Posterior #Mediastinum
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... masses. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Table #Anterior #Middle ... #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Mediastinal Mass:
 • Thymus (Thymoma, carcinoma, hyperplasia, cyst)
 • Lymphoma
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Tumors • Vascular Mases ... Posterior Mediastinal ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary ... #anterior #middle ... #posterior
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lobe: Apical, Posterior ... , Anterior • Middle ... radiopaedia.org/cases ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
contact with the pulmonary ... either anterior or posterior ... be an anterior mediastinal ... XRay #clinical #radiology ... #CXR
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
overall table for mediastinal ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... #Radiology #Mediastinal ... Table #Anterior #Middle ... #Posterior #RadiologyAssistant
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... Mediastinal lymph ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... Enlargement will cause ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle