Chest

Lucent area is a non specific term on chest X-ray which means that an area is darker than expected.  As X-rays pass through structures in the chest, an image is…

Density in chest X-ray refers to a whiter spot than the surrounding tissue.  This term is commonly used in the lungs.  The lungs are normally dark because they don’t block…

Chest X-rays are commonly done for a wide range of chest symptoms and complaints.  They are good at imaging the lungs, the mediastinum and bones of the chest.  They have…

A radiologist reading a chest X-ray done for respiratory symptoms may identify a nodule or abnormal spot and recommend a chest CT.  A chest x ray is a good starting…

Esophograms are performed after the patient swallows barium contrast and X-ray is used to identify abnormalities.  The barium contrast outlines the esophagus on X-ray and many abnormalities of structure and…

Esophageal stricture means a narrowing of the esophagus.  The esophagus is a long tube going from the throat to the stomach.  A narrowing that is fixed can be from a…

A cavity on chest X-ray is a thick walled air filled space in the lung.  This can be associated with a nodule, mass (greater than 3 cm in size) or…

The recent wave of Covid infections with omicron variant has resulted in a large number of patients presenting to the emergency room and hospital with covid infection.  Many of these…

I hear patients often say they have a spot in their lungs. While radiologists do not use the word spot to describe an abnormality in the lung, this term is…

Correlate clinically is occasionally used by radiologists to tell the referring physician that the imaging finding needs to be correlated with the clinical presentation of the patient. This is sometimes…

Because the PA view or the X-ray taken when your standing facing the X-ray machine may either not show an abnormality or an abnormality may need clarification on the lateral…