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BASIC INTERPRETATION
ROBIN SMITHIUS AND OTTO VAN DELDEN
PA VIEW
lung – soft tissue interface
Line or stripe
Silhouette
The left main pulmonary artery (in purple) passes over the left main bronchus and is higher than
the right pulmonary artery (in blue) which passes in front of the right main bronchus.
SARCOIDOSIS
• HILAR
ENLARGEMENT
• dilated vessel
• enlarged lymph
node
• widening of the
paratracheal line
(or stripe) as a
result of enlarged
lymph nodes.
SPONDYLOSIS VS LUNG MASS
• hilar zones
• retrocardial zone
Extreme dilatation of the left atrium has resulted in bulging of the contours
(blue and black arrows)
Right ventricle enlargement
• The right ventricle
that is dilated
(yellow arrow)
• There is a small
aortic knob (blue
arrow), while the
pulmonary trunk and
the right lower
pulmonary artery
are dilated
• Result of a left-to-
right shunt with
subsequent
development of
pulmonary
hypertension.
Cardiac Valves
• Carina to
cardiac apex
• SL valves
ABOVE
• AV valves
BELOW
Cardiac Incisura
A density on the anteroinferior side on the lateral view. It is a normal finding, which can be seen
on many chest x-rays and should not be mistaken for pathology in the lingula or middle lobe.
PACEMAKER
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION
PERICARDIAL EFFUSION