Mediastinal Mass Symptoms, Causes And Diagnosis
A mediastinal mass can be discovered on imaging of the chest. This is a mass located in the central chest between the lungs. A mediastinal mass can be found on…
Author: A. Mendelson, MD
Liver Lesions: Causes, Types, Symptoms, Diagnosis
Liver lesion is a descriptive term that refers to a non specific abnormality or multiple abnormalities in the liver. This term alone does not give us information about an…
Perihilar Infiltrates
Perihilar infiltrates are found on imaging studies of the chest like X-rays and CT. The term perihilar infiltrates does not indicate a specific diagnosis but is a descriptive term…
What Is Atelectasis?
Atelectasis is seen on imaging studies of the chest like X-rays and CT. Atelectasis is collapse of the lung or a part of it. The lung becomes airless and loses…
Phleboliths In The Pelvis
Phleboliths are extremely common findings on X-rays and CT. These small calcifications are most commonly found in the pelvis. They are usually less than a centimeter. They look like…
What Can A Chest X-Ray Diagnose?
Chest X-rays are one of the most common tests done in radiology. Chest X-rays are often the starting point for workup of many conditions of the chest. Chest X-rays are…
Chest X-Ray: Pneumonia Vs Normal
Chest X-rays are often ordered to evaluate a suspected pneumonia. Pneumonia is an infection of the lung. Pneumonia can be caused by multiple types of organisms like bacteria, fungus,…
Calcified Lymph Nodes
What are calcified lymph nodes? Lymph nodes are found throughout the body and help fight infections and disease. Calcified lymph nodes have calcium deposits which causes the lymph nodes to…
Peribronchial Cuffing
What is peribronchial cuffing? Peribronchial cuffing is a sign seen on X-rays and CTs of the chest. This means that the bronchus which carries air to and from the lungs…
What is SUV on PET Scan?
SUV on PET scan means standard uptake value. It is a simple way to determine how much activity or FDG uptake there is on a PET scan in the tissues….
What is the Meaning of FDG Uptake on PET Scan?
FDG is a radioactive sugar that is used in PET imaging. The idea is that FDG is taken up more in abnormal tissues than normal ones. That is, abnormal tissues…
What Organs Does A CT Scan of the Chest Show?
A CT scan of the chest shows us anatomy and any abnormalities of the heart, lungs, mediastinum and surrounding bones. CT scan of the chest can be done with or…