Items tagged “chest”
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Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
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19 Jan 2013
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Diaphragmatic rupture
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11 Mar 2013
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Hodgkin lymphoma: hilum overlay sign
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15 Mar 2013
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Post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis
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15 Mar 2013
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Subpulmonic effusion
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16 Mar 2013
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Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia of the lung
Atypical adenomatous hyperplasia (AAH) of the lung is a putative precursor lesion of adenocarcinoma of the lung. This entity replaces part of a spectrum of the former bronchoalveolar carcinoma (BAC) and falls under the spectrum of pre-invasive lesions of the lungs.
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Atypical adenomato...
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Pleural effusion - supine
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24 Mar 2013
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Lymphoma - with multi-site involvement
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27 Mar 2013
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Subcutaneous emphysema with Ginkgo leaf sign
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06 Apr 2013
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Miliary tuberculosis
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23 Apr 2013
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Cardiomegaly with bilateral pleural effusion
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23 Apr 2013
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Paget disease of a rib
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02 May 2013
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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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Shmoo sign
Shmoo sign refers to the appearance of a prominent, rounded left ventricle and dilated aorta on a plain PA chest radiograph giving the appearance of Shmoo, a fictional cartoon character in the comic strip Li'l Abner, which first appeared in 1948 5. This sign is indicative of left ventricular enl...
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Peritoneal and pleural tuberculosis
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30 Dec 2013
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Cooling blanket
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09 Jan 2014
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Pneumomediastinum (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Pneumomediastinum describes air/gas within the mediastinum and is readily demonstrated on CT and may be seen on a chest radiograph.
Reference article
This is a summary article; read more in our article on pneumomediastinu...
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Anti-synthetase syndrome (anti-Jo1)
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05 Nov 2014
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Endobronchial metastases (mnemonic)
Primary neoplasms which may result in endobronchial metastases may be memorized by utilizing the following mnemonic:
Kiss My RBC 1
Mnemonic
K: Kaposi sarcoma
M: melanoma
R: renal cell carcinoma
B: breast cancer
C: colorectal carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, carcinoid
See also
endobronchi...
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Pulmonary embolism (summary)
This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists
Pulmonary embolism refers to occlusion of the pulmonary arteries or its branches, usually via venous thrombus.
Reference article
This is a summary article; read more in our article on pulmonary embolism.
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