Lingula, pneumonia, lingular, left, upper, lobe - Learning Radiology
5 天之前 · Lingular Pneumonia. The frontal view shows an airspace density in the left lower lung field (red arrow) which is silhouetting the left heart border (white arrow). The lateral view confirms the pneumonia is anterior, in the region of the lingula (blue arrows)
Lingula segmental pneumonia | Radiology Case - Radiopaedia.org
Obscuration of the cardiac apex (i.e. silhouette sign) represents pathology in the lingula segment of the left upper lobe. In this setting airspace opacity with air bronchograms in the setting of the clinical presentation means this represents pneumonia.
Lingula (lung) | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2021年2月11日 · The two lingular segments are the most anterior of the segments in the left upper lobe lying below the apicoposterior and anterior segments and above the oblique fissure. The lingula abuts the left heart border causing a silhouette sign when there is lingular collapse or …
Cardiothoracic Imaging - Radiology Key
2016年6月12日 · The left heart border is often obscured by disease in the lingula, the right border of the ascending aorta is often obliterated by RUL anterior segment disease, disease silhouetting the diaphragm is in either the right or the left lower lobe, and disease obliterating the left border of the aortic knob localizes to the LUL apicoposterior segment.
Radiology In Ped Emerg Med, Vol 4, Case 5 - University of Hawaii …
An infiltrate in the lingula usually obscures the left heart border (not so obvious in this case). Impression: Left upper lobe and lingula consolidation. Case K: This is a 4-month old with respiratory distress and diminished breath sounds on the right.
Pneumonia - PMC
Most frequently result from infectious particles reaching the lung from an infected heart valve (especially the tricuspid), intravenous catheter, or injected debris. Persons at risk include drug abusers, immunocompromised patients, individuals with septal defects, and those with indwelling venous catheters, pacemakers, or prosthetic heart valves
Left lingula consolidation | Radiology Case - Radiopaedia.org
Frontal chest x-ray demonstrates loss of left heart border consistent with left lingula consolidation. Six week follow-up. From the case: Left lingula consolidation. x-ray
Chest X-ray Systematic Approach - Locating abnormalities
Loss of distinction of the left heart contour indicates an abnormality of the lingula (part of the left upper lobe which wraps over the left ventricle). If you find a 'loss of silhouette' it may not be possible to determine the tissue from which the abnormality arises.
Signs and Patterns of Lung Disease - Radiology Key
2016年8月6日 · Recognize loss of the contour of the heart or diaphragm as the silhouette sign, and localize a lung parenchymal process by knowing that a process involving the medial segment of the right middle lobe obscures the right heart border, lingular processes obscure the left heart border, and basilar segmental lower lobe processes obscure the diaphragm.
3. Basic patterns in lung disease - Radiology Key
2016年2月2日 · The loss of silhouette of the left cardiac border in the frontal view localizes the pulmonary consolidation to the lingula. It proved to be postobstructive pneumonia beyond a carcinoma in the lingular bronchus.