Increased Space Between Gastric Fundus And Diaphragm On Chest Xray

Normal Variant:

• Distance is less than 1 cm in ~90% of the population.

Pathological Causes:

• Diaphragmatic tumour
• Organomegaly - adrenal, kidney, liver, pancreas, spleen
• Subdiaphragmatic fluid - ascites, subphrenic abscess
• Subpulmonic effusion

Image: Erect Chest X ray

Source: Radpod.org (cc)

Tags: Ascites - Chest Xray - Diaphragmatic Tumour - Gastric Fundus - Organomegaly - Subphrenic Abscess - Subpulmonic Effusion
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Radiologist Reading Films At A Light Box (2002)

Radiologist Nevit Dilmen Reading Lung CT Scan Films At A Light Box (2002):

In current Western medical practice it is now becoming increasingly uncommon to see radiologists and clinicians reading processed films. The advent of digital imaging and processing has lead to the replacement of the light box with the computer screen.

Image: by Nevit Dilmen on Wikimedia (GNU Free Documentation License)

Tags: 2002 - Computer - Computer Screen - CT Lung - CT Scan - Digital Imaging - Light Box - Radiologist - Radiology
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Medicalchemy Radiology Blog

This Medicalchemy (TM) blog will be about Radiology related topics.

Tags: Blog - Radiology
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