Blunted CP angle |
Indicating the presence of a pleural effusion or pleural thickening |
Cardiomegaly |
Increased heart size, increased cardio-thoracic ratio |
Pleural Effusion |
A build-up of excess fluid between layers of pleura outside of the lungs |
Nodule |
Small well-defined opacity in the lung fields |
Hilar lymphadenopathy |
Hilar enlargement, prominence or visible lymph nodes |
Cavity |
A gas-filled space, seen as a lucency or low-attenuation area |
Opacity |
A general term indicating an abnormal radiopaque region, includes a wide range of well circumscribed or ill-defined abnormalities in the lung fields |
Atelectasis |
Decrease in lung capacity |
Consolidation |
Airspace opacification, often following a lobar pattern |
Tuberculosis |
Indication of TB disease on the chest X-ray |
Fibrosis |
Reticular shadowing or evidence of scarring |