Common Cardiac X-ray

X-ray Cardiomegaly: [post id="203" title="Formula"]

Cardiomegaly X-ray findings :

X-ray chest posterior anterior view shows -

1. Enlarged transverse diameter of cardiac shadow

2.Trachea is centrally placed.

3. Lung fields are clear on both sides

So my radiological diagnosis is Cardiomegaly.

Causes of Cardiomegaly:

1. Multiple valvular heart disease. e.g-MS, AR, AS

2. Dilated cardiomyopathy

3. Myocarditis

4. Entensive myocardial infarction

5. Hyperdynamic circulation

6. Anaemia, thyrotoxicosis, beriberi

X-ray Pericaldial Effusion:

Pericaldial Effusion X-rays Findings :

X-ray chest posterior anterior view shows -

1. A large globular/ pear shaped cardiac shadow with sharp outline.

2. Trchea is centrally placed.

3. Lung fields are clear.

4. Costophrenic angles of both sides are normal

5.Cardiophrenic angles of both sides are acute.

6. Both domes of diaphragm are normal in position.

So my radiological diagnosis is pericardial effusion

Causes of Pericardial effusion :

1.Acute myocardial infarction

2. Rheumatic fever

3. Infection:

Bacterial : Staphylococcus, Tuberculosis

Viral : Coxackie B

4. Uraemia

5. Trauma (blunt chest injury)

6. Malignant disease

7. Connective tissue disease

X-ray Mitral Stenosis:

Mitral Stenosis X-ray Findings :

X-ray chest posterior anterior view shows

1. Prominent left atrial appendage giving the appearance of stright left heart border.

2. Double right heart border

3. Trachea is centrally placed.

4. Lung fields are clear on both side.

5. Normal transverse diameter of cardiac shadow

So my radiological diagnosis is mitral stenosis.

X-ray Mitral Regurgitation:

Mitral Regurgitation X-ray findings :

X-ray tay chest posterior anterior view shows

1. Prominent left atrial appendage giving the appearance of stright left heart border.

2. Double right heart border

3. Widening of the angle of carina due to elevated left bronchus

4. Enlarged transverse diameter of cardiac shadow

So my radiological diagnosis is mitral regurgitation

X-ray TOF:

X-ray findings of TOF:

X-ray chest posterior anterior view shows

1. The apex of the cardiac shadow is lifted up & there is a bay in the region of

left pulmonary artery giving the appearance of cardiac shadow so called

boot shaped

2. Transverse diameter of cardiac shadow is normal.

3. Oligaemic lung field.

4. Costophrenic angles of both sides are normal but left cardiophrenic angle is

acute.

So my radiological diagnosis is Fallot's tetralogy.

Pacemaker

CXR-1: CXR PA view showing metallic suture wire of sternotomy with dual-chamber pacemaker.

Diagnosis: Dual-chamber pacemaker.

CXR-2:Single-chamber pacemaker

CXR-2:CXR lateral view showing a single-chamber pacemaker.