Chest

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

CT is often done to diagnose the cause of chest pain.  CT is good at diagnosing some of the benign and life threatening conditions that can cause chest pain.  Chest…

Chest X-ray is a common test ordered to evaluate chest pain.  Chest pain can be caused by many benign and life threatening conditions.   Chest pain can be caused by…

Chest X-rays are often done for respiratory symptoms like cough.  Chest X-rays done for cough do not always show abnormalities to explain the cough.  This is because many causes of…

Yes, it can, but not all the time.  When we say fluid in the lungs, we may mean that we have pulmonary edema.  Fluid can also be found around the…

In some cases, a chest X-ray can spot cancer.  The bigger the tumor the better the odds it is seen on X-ray.  Unfortunately, X-ray will not identify all lung tumors…

Lateral view chest X-ray is an X-ray done from the side of the chest.  This is usually done together with a view from the front of the chest, also called…

Pneumonia does not always show up on X-rays.  A classic pneumonia will look like a white area in the normal black lung.   Pneumonia can be in one spot or…