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Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
silhouette, Snoopy sign ... displacement of the heart ... #clinical #cardiology ... #chestxray #cxr ... #radiology
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... of the left heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Congenital absence of the pericardium: 
- CXR: leftward shift of the cardiac silhouette, Snoopy sign, no
: - CXR: leftward ... silhouette, Snoopy sign ... displacement of the heart ... #chest #radiology ... #clinical
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
enlargement of the heart ... change in the heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
wall, since the heart ... or pericardial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
Notice the large heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... ValveReplacement #Pericardial ... PulmonaryEdema #RadiologyAssistant
Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
Pericardial effusion ... encounter a large heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Calcifications
Detection of calcifications within the heart is quite common.
The most common are coronary artery calcifications and
calcifications within the heart ... Here we see pericardial ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pericardial ... #Pericarditis #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
diaphragm, the heart ... the silhouette sign ... fluid overload and heart ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
it borders the heart ... lost, since the heart ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Hemidiaphragm #RadiologyAssistant