COVID on chest X-ray
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…
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What Can A Spot In The Lung Be on Chest X-ray?
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 For Infection On Chest X-ray
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…
2 View PA and Lateral Chest X-ray is Best.
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…
What is Meant By Lung Opacity on A Chest X-ray?
A lung opacity is a frequently used term by radiologists on chest X-rays and essentially means a white spot of uncertain significance. The lungs are normally black on a chest…
Will A PET Scan Tell Me If A Spot In The Lung is Cancer?
The short answer is that a PET scan helps in the workup of an abnormality in the lung, but can not definitely rule in or rule out a cancer. A…
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…
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…
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…
Mesothelioma on Chest X-ray
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancerous tumor of the pleura or covering of the lung. The tumor is associated with exposure to asbestos fibers. The disease often occurs decades after the…
Calcified Nodule on Chest X-ray
Calcified nodules on chest X-ray is a common finding that is most commonly benign and caused by an old healed infection. On chest X-ray this will be a white nodule…
Mass on chest X-ray
A mass is a spot on a chest X-ray that is greater then 3 cm in size. Although the most concerning cause of a mass on a chest X-ray is…