Atelectasis chest x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:

Overview

There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name].

OR

An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

OR

There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name]. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].

X Ray

• There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name].

OR

• An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
  • [Finding 1]
  • [Finding 2]
  • [Finding 3]

OR

• There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name]. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include:
  • [Complication 1]
  • [Complication 2]
  • [Complication 3]

Post-surgical atelectasis will be bibasal in pattern.

Images shown in this section are courtesy of RadsWiki and copylefted.

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  Right lower lobe collapse
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  Right lower lobe collapse. The same patient. Lateral view.

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  Left upper lobe collapse
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  Left upper lobe collapse

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  Left lower lobe collapse

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  S Sign of the Golden
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  S Sign of the Golden