Change: Moved by AndyC Feb 8 2010, 6:45 AM EST

Change:  This is a PA/AP chest image on a paediatric patient. It may be tempting in a difficult patient to finish the examination at this point. The lung fields are well demonstrated and you can even see behind the heart and under both hemi-diaphragms. This is a   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1208)

Change: "The descending aorta indents the superior and posterior basal segments of the LLL, and its lateral margin is therefore obliterated by lesions in these segments". Benjamin Felson (Chest Roentgenology, W.B. Saunders, 1973, p36) •Appears as an area of increased opacity within the LLL •Some loss of   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 1098)

Change: (LML)(LLL) is a relatively common site for consolidation and can be a tricky diagnosis if the image is underpenetrated and/or if the consolidation is not very dense and/or if a lateral view is not included in the series.The Meaning of the Term ConsolidationOne of the   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 968)

Change: By Fred W. Wright Radiology of the Chest and Related Conditions: Together with an Extensive Illustrative Collection of Radiographs CRC Press, 2002The left lower lobe is similar in structure to the right lower lobe except   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 968)

Change: marked)The right hemidiaphragm is clearly visualised.The left hemidiaphragm is not seen (silhouette sign)The air/fluid level is withiwithin the stomachThere is abnormal density posteriorly. This is causing the lower thoracic vertebral bodies to demonstrate a decreased density....back to the Applied Radiography home page   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 619)

Change: There is a left sided pleural effusion (grey arrow). There is greater density below the left left hemidiaphragm than the right. This is a very subtle sign of chest pathology on a PA chest imageThe right hemidiaphragm is visualised and the left   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 541)

Change: The left lower lobe is similar in structure to the right lower lobe except that it has two segments combined- because the anterior and medial basal segments share a common bronchial supply, these two segments are characteristically combined, forming an anterior medial basal segment. More information on lung anatomy here   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 474)

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