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…
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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 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…
CT of the Pericardium
The pericardium is a double walled sac which covers the heart and the origin of the large vessels which arise from it. The pericardium helps keep the heart in place….
What Is The Mediastinum?
The mediastinum is the space between the right and left lungs in the chest. The mediastinum is in the middle of the chest extending from the spine to the front…
Can A Chest X-ray Show A Heart Problem?
Most heart conditions will not be seen on a chest X-ray. The heart is seen on every chest X-ray but there is usually not enough detail seen to provide a…
Breast Cancer on Chest CT
CT is more commonly done to stage breast cancer. That means we see how far the cancer has spread. We can also see larger and more advanced cancer in the…
Breast Nodule On CT
Chest CTs include the breasts. Occasionally, we see abnormalities like nodules and masses. Nodules are round abnormalities that are different then the background breast tissue. Nodules on chest…
Can CT Find Breast Cancer?
CTs of the Chest include the breasts and can sometimes identify an abnormality like a mass. More often, CTs are done to stage breast cancer. That means we are looking…