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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... know, that the pathology ... to a pneumonia caused ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
summarizes the causes ... #CXR #HilarEnlargement ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
mycobacteria which can cause ... pulmonary disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
This causes a density ... be mistaken for pathology ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
The most common cause ... chronic heart disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... in chronic lung disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing # ... Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
The CXR is of a ... disease. ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... figger out what the pathology ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology