Category Archives: Cardiology X-ray

Fluroscopy is an excellent tool for the evaluation of mechanical prosthetic valves. Mitral prosthetic valve is best visualized in the RAO (right anterior oblique) cranial projection. Aortic prosthetic [..]

Mitral stenosis – X-ray chest PA view Click on the image for a larger view The cardiac size is normal, but the left atrial appendage is prominent (LAA [..]

Mitral stenosis – straightening of left border Click on the image for a larger view Mitral stenosis – straightening of left border on X-ray chest PA view. The [..]

Bilateral pleural effusion in heart failure Both costophrenic angles are obliterated indicating bilateral pleural effusion. The level of the effusion is higher on the right side. There is [..]

X-ray chest (CXR) PA view in severe pulmonary hypertension The striking feature in this chest X-ray is the remarkably prominent main pulmonary artery segment (MPA), which appears to [..]

Gross cardiomegaly on Chest X-ray PA view Gross cardiomegaly on Chest X-ray PA view, with gross right atrial enlargement evidenced by the shift of the right border very [..]

Cardiomegaly on CXR in dilated cardiomyopathy Cardiomegaly on chest X-ray (CXR) PA view in dilated cardiomyopathy. The cardiothoracic ratio is increased and there is a bulge along the [..]

X-ray chest PA view in heart failure X-ray chest PA view in heart failure, showing cardiomegaly with right atrial enlargement (shift of the right border to the right [..]

Penetrated view of chest X-ray (CXR) showing slightly prominent descending aorta (Desc Ao), right atrial (RA) contour and main pulmonary artery (MPA) segment. Usual chest x-rays will visualise [..]