Can a Chest X-ray Spot Cancer?
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…
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Lateral View Chest X-ray
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…
Does Pneumonia Always Show on Chest X-rays?
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…
No infiltrates Seen on Chest X-ray
No infiltrates seen on chest X-ray is sometimes used by radiologists in radiology reports. This means that the radiologist does not see a white area in the lung that is…
Tuberculosis In The Lungs On X-Ray
Tuberculosis is an infection caused by the organism mycobacterium tuberculosis. The infection can spread throughout the body but is more common in the lungs. Tuberculosis is uncommon in western…
Follow up Chest X-ray
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 on Chest X-ray
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
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
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 Meaning
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
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 – What Does It Mean?
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…