Widened Mediastinum - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月24日 · A widened mediastinum is a feature often seen on a plain chest x-ray. When the mediastinum is greater than 6 to 8cm, depending on which source, it is noted to be wide. A wide mediastinum has many causes which include the following:
Widening of the Mediastinum - Radiology Key
2019年6月12日 · Widening of the mediastinum is a common observation that may be related to patient body habitus or atherosclerotic dilatation of the aorta and great vessels, but there may also be urgent causes such as aortic dissection or traumatic aortic injury.
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Differential diagnoses for mediastinal widening include traumatic aortic injury, vascular anomalies, unfolded aorta, thoracic aortic aneurysm, double SVC, and aberrant right subclavian artery.
Chest X-ray Abnormalities - Mediastinal abnormalities
If a PA standing chest X-ray has been taken with good inspiration and no rotation, any widening of the mediastinum is likely to be genuine. The main pathological causes to consider include masses and widening of vessels.
ABC of CXR Interpretation • LITFL • Examination Medicine
2023年3月23日 · Superior mediastinum: Should have a width <8 cm on a PA CXR. A widened mediastinum can be associated with: AP CXR view, which magnifies the heart and mediastinal structures; Unfolded aortic arch (not pathological) or a thoracic aortic aneurysm; Mediastinal lymphadenopathy, retrosternal thyroid, thymoma (can be particularly massive in children)
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Differential diagnoses for mediastinal widening include traumatic aortic injury, vascular anomalies, unfolded aorta, thoracic aortic aneurysm, and other conditions.
Widened mediastinum - WikEM
CXR showing widened mediastinum and porminent aortic knob in nontraumatic thoracic aortic dissection
Chest and Mediastinal Imaging - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2022年10月3日 · Mediastinal widening refers to the width of the mediastinum being more than 8 cm on a PA chest radiograph. This is a red flag, especially in patients with trauma, as the most common causes include aortic dissection or mediastinal hematoma. Other causes include aortic aneurysms or mediastinal tumors.
A cause of mediastinal widening - PMC - National Center for ...
Mediastinal widening on CXR is defined as width of more than 8 cm on posteroanterior view. It can be commonly due to lymph node enlargement, vascular causes, neoplasia, and rarely due to gastrointestinal causes such as achalasia or hernia.
Blunt Trauma: What Is Behind the Widened Mediastinum on Chest X-Ray …
It is commonly taught that a widened mediastinum (WM) on chest X-ray (CXR) is a marker for aortic injury (AI). We sought to describe the epidemiology of injuries for all patients with WM and compare their CXR to those of patients with confirmed AI.
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