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Front view chest x-ray shows prominent aorta
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Side view chest x-ray shows prominent aorta
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Chest CT with intravenous contrast demonstrates aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta correlating with imaging x-rays 1 and 2
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Chest CT with intravenous contrast dedicated to the pulmonary arteries demonstrates a filling defect in the left pulmonary artery. This is the typical appearance of a pulmonary embolism. It is mandatory to inject contrast to make this CT diagnosis. The diagnosis is not made with chest x-rays although these are obtained as an initial evaluation
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Frontal chest x-ray shows abnormally enlarged mediastinum. Chest CT without and with intravenous contrast is indicated to evaluate what produces the X-ray finding
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Chest CT without intravenous contrast confirms that there is a mass in the mediastinum excluding aortic aneurysm. The non-contrast intravenous image also rules out calcifications in the mass
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Chest CT with intravenous contrast shows that the mass compresses the main arteries in the mediastinum. The mass turned out to be Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Frontal chest x-ray shows emphysema without evidence of mass
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Breast CT shows a non-calcified mass of concern for cancer in the right lung, invisible on x-ray
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Serial chest CT scans obtained every three months demonstrating the progressive growth of a lung nodule from less than one centimeter to a cancerous mass originating in the right lung and invading the pleura, confirmed by biopsy. From the nodule demonstrating unresponsive growth, a biopsy should be performed as soon as possible to document cancer and determine its cell type. A PET-CT scan from the head to the hips is needed to determine how extensive the disease is (staging)
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Non-contrast intravenous chest CT demonstrates an irregular, non-calcified nodule in contact with the posterior pleura of the right lung
