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The mediastinum can be divided into an anterior, middle and posterior compartment, each with it's own
, middle and posterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Anterior #Middle ... #Compartments #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal masses are discussed in more detail in Mediastinal masses.
Here is just a brief overview. #Diagnosis
Mediastinal masses ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #Anterior ... #Middle #Posterior ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cardiac incisura
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On the right side of the chest the lung will lie against
lie against the anterior ... This causes a density ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Cardiac #Incisura #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... to a pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
Nodule / mass • Masses ... : Anterior mediastinal ... Middle mediastinal, Posterior ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
when you go from anterior ... to posterior. ... the opposite #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Humeral Avulsion of the Inferior Glenohumeral Ligament (HAGL)
 • Imaging Findings:
 • Large defect of the
HAGL) can be a cause ... of anterior shoulder ... RHAGL) lesion: Posterior ... #mri #clinical ... #Radiology #diagnosis
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
The anterior and ... posterior junction ... and posteriorly ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation ... #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
Enlargement will cause ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology ... #CXR #Atrium #Ventricle ... Cardiac #Chambers #RadiologyAssistant