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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD

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The azygoesophageal recess is the region inferior to the level of the azygos vein arch in

The azygoesophageal ... Deviation of the azygoesophageal ... cyst #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Recess #RadiologyAssistant

#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Cavity #Pneumonia #CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant

#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant

PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung

view On the PA chest-film ... look for is the azygoesophageal ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Normal #Labeled #Azygoesophageal

Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more

lesions than the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant

Mediastinal lines
Mediastinal lines or stripes are interfaces between the soft tissue of mediastinal structures and the

#Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... Paraaortic #Paraspinal #Azygoesophageal ... #Paratracheal #RadiologyAssistant

Another common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line is subcarinal lymphadenopathy.
Notice the displacement of the

displacement of the azygoesophageal ... line on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Displacement #RadiologyAssistant

Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or

Here a chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #LungCancer ... #Cancer #Cavity ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant

Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes

cystic fibrosis (CF ... with asthma or CF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant

Here we have a prior CXR of this patient.
The AP-film shows a right paratracheal mass.
The azygoesophageal

we have a prior CXR ... The azygoesophageal ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Esophagus #Aspiration #RadiologyAssistant

Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels

practice many chest ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Cephalization ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant

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