title: Some uncommon lower mediastinal densities: a pictorial essay.
abstract: Despite CT and NMR, plain radiography still plays a major role in the diagnosis of mediastinal disease. In this article, the value and limitations of conventional techniques in the diagnosis of some unusual lesions of the lower mediastinum are demonstrated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008067:Lipoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010192:Pancreatic Pseudocyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities