Items tagged “chest x-ray”
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Right lower and middle lobe pneumonia, middle lobe dystelectasis
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12 Jan 2012
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Disseminated bronchoalveolar carcinoma
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06 Feb 2012
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Pneumothorax
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09 Feb 2012
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Lung masses
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29 Feb 2012
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Pacemaker electrode perforation of the heart
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05 Apr 2012
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Atrial septal defect
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23 Apr 2012
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Double density sign (left atrium)
The double-density sign, also known as the double right heart border, is seen on frontal chest radiographs in the presence of left atrial enlargement, and occurs when the right side of the left atrium extends behind the right cardiac shadow, indenting the adjacent lung and forming its own distin...
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Sarcoidosis - stage 1
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08 Mar 2013
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Anterior junction line
The anterior junction (or junctional) line is a feature of frontal chest radiographs and chest CTs. It is a result of the parietal and visceral pleura meeting anteromedially. It normally contains a small amount of fat in between but can form a stripe of variable thickness if there is a lot of fa...
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Vertical fissure line in the lung
The vertical fissure line commences in or near the costodiaphragmatic recess and heads superomedially towards the hilum and terminates before or at the horizontal fissure. More commonly occurs on the right and may indicate partial volume loss of the lower lobe 1.
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Left upper lobe collapse in the exam
Getting a film with left upper lobe collapse in the exam is one of the many exam set-pieces that can be prepared for.
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This frontal chest radiograph shows hazy (or veil-like*) opacification of the left hemithorax that is associated with superior displacement of the left hilum and a ...
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Posterior wall of bronchus intermedius
The posterior wall of bronchus intermedius, also known as the intermediate stem line, is a stripe formed by the interface of the posterior wall of bronchus intermedius and the air within the azygo-esophageal recess 1.
It normally measures between 0.5-2 mm in thickness but is not considered abno...
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Posterior junction line
The posterior junction (or junctional) line is formed by the apposition of the pleural surfaces of the posteromedial surfaces of the upper lobes of the lungs, posteriorly to the esophagus but anterior to the thoracic spine (usually T3-T5) 1,2. Unlike the anterior junction line, the posterior jun...
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Left paratracheal stripe
The left paratracheal stripe is formed by the interface of the medial pleural surface of the left upper lobe and left lateral border of the trachea and/or the fat adjacent 1 with air within each structure forming the outline. It may not be visible if the left upper lobe contacts the left subclav...
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Aortopulmonary window (radiograph)
The aortopulmonary (aortic-pulmonary or AP) window (also known as APW, but see 'Terminology' below) is a radiological mediastinal space seen on frontal chest radiographs.
Terminology
The term should also not be confused with an aortopulmonary septal defect, which is occasionally also - unfortu...
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Posterior tracheal stripe
The posterior tracheal stripe (or line) is formed by air in the trachea and air in the right lung outlining the intervening posterior wall of the trachea and soft tissue. It is seen on lateral chest x-rays and normally measures less than 2.5 mm in width 1,2. Abnormal thickening has a variety of ...
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Retrotracheal space
The retrotracheal space (or Raider triangle) is a radiolucent mediastinal space best seen on lateral chest x-rays. It is normally triangular in shape but can vary greatly in size and shape depending on the patient's body habitus and lung volume 1.
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anterior: posterior tracheal stripe...
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Right paraspinal line
The right paraspinal (also known as the paraspinous or paravertebral) line (or stripe) is a feature of frontal chest x-rays and is formed by the interface of the right lung and the posterior mediastinal soft tissue.
The right paraspinal line can be laterally displaced by a range of posterior m...
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Left paraspinal line
The left paraspinal (also known as the paraspinous or paravertebral) line (or stripe) is a feature of frontal chest x-rays. It is formed by the interface between the left lung and the left posterior mediastinal soft tissues 1. It is more commonly seen than the right paraspinal line.
Lateral dis...
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Aortic-pulmonary stripe
The aortic-pulmonary stripe is an uncommon feature of frontal chest radiographs and was first described by Keats in 1972 1.
It is formed by the interface of the pleural surface of the anterior segment of the left upper lobe contacting the mediastinal fat that is anterolateral to the pulmonary t...
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