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Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria, are all ... pus within the cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
are: Widespread ill-defined ... Cavity in the right ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SecondaryTB #Cavitary ... #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
important to examine all ... the silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
coughed up, a cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
segment to creep all ... the luft sichel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Continuous Diaphragm Sign and Pneumomediastinum on Chest XRay

16yo boy referred in by his GP with7/10 chest
Managed with a short ... with a repeat CXR ... Pneumomediastinum #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Radiology ... #Clinical
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
border can be ill-defined ... produces a silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
pneumonia, which starts ... to multifocal ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
border (silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... RML #MiddleLobe ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant