Mediastinal widening (differential)
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The differential diagnoses for mediastinal widening include:
- traumatic aortic injury
- vascular anomalies
- pneumomediastinum
- lung
- atelectasis
- pulmonary masses abutting the mediastinum
- mediastinal lymphadenopathy
- enlarged pulmonary arteries
- mediastinal lipomatosis
- masses
- thymus
- diaphragmatic hernia
- technical factors (on chest x-ray)
- rotation
- poor inspiration
- supine position
- lordotic position
See also
-<li><a title="Thoracic aortic aneurysm" href="/articles/thoracic-aortic-aneurysm">thoracic aortic aneurysm</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/thoracic-aortic-aneurysm">thoracic aortic aneurysm</a></li>
-<li>enlarged pulmonary arteries</li>- +<li><a title="Differential of enlarged pulmonary artery (main segment) on chest radiography" href="/articles/enlarged-pulmonary-trunk-on-chest-radiography-differential">enlarged pulmonary arteries</a></li>
-<li>middle mediastinal masses</li>- +<li><a title="Middle mediastinal mass" href="/articles/middle-mediastinal-mass">middle mediastinal masses</a></li>
-<li>thymus</li>- +<li><a title="Thymus" href="/articles/thymus">thymus</a></li>
-<li>technical factors (on chest x-ray)<ul>- +<li>technical factors (on <a title="Chest x-ray" href="/articles/chest-radiograph">chest x-ray</a>)<ul>
-<li>supine position</li>-<li>lordotic position</li>- +<li><a title="Supine chest radiograph" href="/articles/chest-supine-view-1">supine position</a></li>
- +<li><a title="Chest (AP lordotic view)" href="/articles/chest-ap-lordotic-view-1">lordotic position</a></li>
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