This plain frontal chest radiograph of a 55-year-old male with known coronary artery disease demonstrates characteristic radiographic features of heart failure with interstitial pulmonary edema, bilateral perihilar alveolar edema producing a characteristic butterfly pattern, and bilateral pleural effusions.
Photo courtesy of Jonathan Kruskal, MD.
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Normal chest radiograph
Posteroanterior view of a normal chest radiograph.
