Chest
Chest Xray Airways, Bones, Cardiac, Costophrenic, Diaphragm, Extrathoracic tissues, Lung parenchyma, Alveolar
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary edema (American English), or oedema (British English), is fluid accumulation in the air spaces and parenchyma of the lungs. It leads to impaired gas exchange and may cause respiratory failure.
It is due to either failure of the left ventricle of the heart to adequately remove blood from the pulmonary circulation (“cardiogenic pulmonary edema”), see below, or an injury to the lung parenchyma or vasculature of the lung (“noncardiogenic pulmonary edema”), see below. Read more…
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital malformation (birth defect) of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni’s hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm. Malformation of the diaphragm allows the abdominal organs to push into the proper lung formation. Read more…
Number of View: 1332Categories: Chest Tags: Bochdalek, CDH, Congenital, diaphragmatic, hernia, Morgagni
Basic Chest X-Ray Review
Basic Chest X-Ray Review
Chest X-ray Detailed Review: Introduction
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Tuberculosis radiology
Radiology is used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis.
Chest X-ray
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Categories: Chest Tags: Radiology, Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis TB
Tuberculosis or TB (short for tubercles bacillus) is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body.
Categories: Chest Tags: Tuberculosis TB
