How to Interpret a Chest X-Ray (Lesson 5 - Cardiac Silhouette and Mediastinum)

A review of cardiomegaly, left atrial and right ventricular enlargement, mediastinal masses, and hilar enlargement.

Video includes the following images (among others): Left atrial enlargement, downloaded from Radiopaedia.org, originally posted by Alexandra Stanislavsky. Pericardial effusion, downloaded from Radiopaedia.org, originally posted by Frank Gaillard. Multinodular goiter, downloaded from Radiopaedia.org, originally posted by Hani Salam. Sarcoidosis, downloaded from Radiopaedia.org, originally posted by Christoph Berlinger. Schwannoma, downloaded from Radiopaedia.org, originally posted by Hani Salam. Sources for other images may include Wikimedia Commons, radiologypics.com, and Jose Caceres' wonderful radiology blog: Caceres Corner (http://blog.myesr.org/category/caceres-corner/)