Chest

Follow up chest X-ray is sometimes recommended by radiologists for an abnormality that can better be determined when we see how it behaves over time.  A chest X-ray abnormality such…

Plate like atelectasis means that a small part of the lung has collapsed. There are other terms that radiologists use to describe this finding like discoid atelectasis, band like atelectasis…

Ground glass nodule on CT means that there is an abnormal spot in the lung that looks hazy amidst the dark background of the lungs.  We can see the underlying…

Patchy ground glass opacities in the lungs are seen in multiple conditions.  Ground glass opacity is when the normally dark lung becomes whiter in appearance.  Patchy implies that those areas…

Hazy opacities in lungs means that the normally dark lungs on X-ray or CT have become whiter then usual.  Hazy opacities can also be referred to as ground glass opacities….

Ground glass opacities in lungs is a common finding on lung imaging which means that the normally dark lung now has ground glass in it.  Ground glass is a technique…

Lung bases are clear is a common term in radiology reports which means that the lower part of the lungs is free of abnormalities.   This is a term that…

The lung apex is the very top of the lung.  The lung apex is in the upper lobes of the lungs. A characteristic set of abnormalities is found here, although…

Lung apex is the term used to describe the very top of the lungs.   This description can be found on many different types of reports from X-rays to MRI. …

Lung base means a process at the bottom of the lungs.  The lungs have left upper and lower lobes and right upper, middle, and lower lobes on the right.  When…

Apical pleural thickening on chest X-ray means that there is a white area of thickening at the very top of the lungs on the chest X-ray.  This is a common…

A chest CT can show some heart abnormalities.  Chest CTs are not usually done to evaluate the heart.   There are much better tests to look at the heart like…