Do Enlarged Lymph Nodes in The Chest Mean Cancer?
The short answer, no, not always. There are many causes of enlarged lymph nodes in the chest. While some cancers such as lung and lymphoma can present with enlarged lymph…
Author: A. Mendelson, MD
Pneumonia versus cancer on CT scan, can we tell?
It is a common scenario that an abnormal area of the lung on CT can not be clearly diagnosed as a pneumonia or cancer. Sometimes your clinical presentation will favor…
Preliminary or Nighthawk Read Discrepancy
Nighthawk companies provide interpretations of radiology studies done during off hours. These interpretations are done by board certified radiologists who focus their practice on emergency radiology. They often provide interpretations…
Nighthawk or Preliminary Radiology Read
A nighthawk or preliminary read is often done for urgent studies performed during the evenings or the night, frequently from the emergency room. This type of read is done by…
Midline Shift Brain
Midline shift is a term used to describe a shift of the brain structures to the side of the head. Normally the brain is symmetric from side to side and…
Gallbladder Sludge on Ultrasound
Gallbladder sludge is a common finding on ultrasounds done of the gallbladder. The gallbladder stores bile used to help with digestion. Bile passes from the gallbladder into the bile duct…
Acute Cholecystitis on Ultrasound (Inflamed Gallbladder)
Acute cholecystitis or an inflamed gallbladder is most commonly caused by stones which cause blockage of the outflow of the gallbladder. This often causes constant pain in the right upper…
Thick Gallbladder Wall on Ultrasound
Thick gallbladder wall is a common finding seen on ultrasounds done of the gallbladder. There are many causes of a thick gallbladder wall that range from benign all the way…
Gallbladder Stones on Ultrasound
An ultrasound of the gallbladder is a commonly ordered test when you have pain that your doctor believes originates from the gallbladder. The gallbladder is in the right upper abdomen…
Hiatal Hernia on Chest X-ray
A hiatal hernia is a herniation of abdominal contents through the opening of the esophagus as it connects with the stomach. Most commonly the stomach herniates into the chest. This…
Bowel Air-Fluid Level on X-ray
An air-fluid level in bowel on X-ray is a common finding that can represent a normal finding all the way to life threatening bowel obstruction. An air-fluid level means that…
Bowel Wall Air (Pneumatosis Intestinalis) on X-ray
Bowel wall air or pneumatosis intestinalis on X-ray is seen as lucent dark air pockets along the bowel wall. This is an important finding because it can indicate that there…