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Left Atrium
 - The upper posterior border of the heart is formed by the left atrium.
border of the heart ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Cardiac #Chambers ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
wall, since the heart ... pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On the lateral view ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... #Cardiac #Chambers ... #RadiologyAssistant
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
seen through the cardiac ... posterior to the heart ... confirmed on the lateral ... opposite #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LLL #Lobar
The contours of the left and right diaphragm should be visible.
The right diaphragm should be visible
it borders the heart ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Hemidiaphragm ... #RadiologyAssistant
Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
who had recent cardiac ... change in the heart ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTS #CXR #PostSurgical ... PericardialEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... enlargement of the left atrium ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
In this illustration the lower lobe arteries are coloured blue because they contain oxygen-poor blood.
They have
towards the left atrium ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... PulmonaryVeins #RadiologyAssistant
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
0.005 mSv 1 day HEART ... mSv 4 years - Cardiac ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Doses #Imaging #ChestXRay ... #CXR #CT #Nuclear
Lateral view
On a normal lateral view the contours of the heart are visible and the IVC
contours of the heart ... entering the right atrium ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Labeled #RadiologyAssistant