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On the left another patient with a large cardiac silhouette on the chest x-ray due to
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The CT-image shows a large pericardial effusion.
Always compare these post-operative chest films with the pre-operative ones.
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Pericardial effusion
Whenever we encounter a large heart figure, we should always be aware of the possibility
On the chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #PericardialEffusion ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient who had valve-replacement.
Notice the large heart size.
There is redistribution of the pulmonary vessels
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Especially in patients who had recent cardiac surgery an enlargement of the heart figure can indicate
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Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
right side of the chest ... pericardial fat or effusion ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
There is a large pericardial effusion, which is located posteriorly to the left ventricle (blue arrow).
The
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Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
Pleural effusion ... seen on a supine chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... #RadiologyAssistant