Right side Hilar Lymphadenopathy Click on image for an enlarged view Causes of hilar lymphadenopathy: Infections (eg: Tuberculosis) Granulomatous diseases (eg: Sarcoidosis, Wegener’s granulomatosis) Neoplasms (eg: Bronchogenic carcinoma)
Massive pleural effusion – left side Click on image for an enlarged view X-ray chest anteroposterior view showing massive pleural effusion on left side and mediastinal shift to right Patient
Anterior wedge compression fracture of vertebra (Click on image for an enlarged view) Compression fracture of the anterior part of vertebral body occurring in forward flexion Usually does
Continuos diaphragm sign in pneumomediastinum Continuos left hemidiaphragm sign in lateral view Air anterior to heart in pneumomediastinum Halo sign in pneumopericardium
Click on the image for a larger view Minimal pleural effusion on the right side seen as obliteration of right costophrenic angle. Even such small pleural effusions will
An apical lordotic view of chest x-ray used to taken to visualise the lung apices better, to look for apical tumours like Pancoast tumour or superior sulcus tumour
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