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===Emphysema=== | |||
* Signs of hyperinflation like flattening of diaphragm. | |||
* Increased retrosternal space | |||
* Hypovascularity | |||
* Long, narrow heart shadow | |||
===Chronic bronchitis=== | |||
* Increased bronchovascular markings | |||
* Cardiomegaly | |||
* Right ventricular enlargement, prominent hilar vascular shadows, opacity in retrosternal air spaces (pulmonary hypertension) | |||
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[[Category:Pulmonology]] | |||
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Revision as of 21:08, 13 March 2012
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Philip Marcus, M.D., M.P.H. [2]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Overview
Chest X ray can be used as an imaging modality to evaluate the pulmonary impact of COPD. Common findings include visual deformities in the lung sacs.
Chest X Ray
Images shown below are courtesy of RadsWiki
Emphysema
- Signs of hyperinflation like flattening of diaphragm.
- Increased retrosternal space
- Hypovascularity
- Long, narrow heart shadow
Chronic bronchitis
- Increased bronchovascular markings
- Cardiomegaly
- Right ventricular enlargement, prominent hilar vascular shadows, opacity in retrosternal air spaces (pulmonary hypertension)