Airways and lung collapse

  • Normal reference chest x-ray
  • Radiation fibrosis chest x-ray
  • Pneumonectomy chest x-ray
  • Mesothelioma chest x-ray
  • Collapse and effusion chest x-ray
  • Lung collapse and effusion CT scan
  • Volume loss due to hilar mass chest x-ray
  • Left lower lobe collapse chst x-ray
  • Right upper lobe collapse chest x-ray
  • Volume loss and phrenic palsy chest x-ray
  • Left upper lobe collapse chest x-ray
  • Left upper lobe collapse CT scan

Normal chest x-ray

Normal chest x-ray

This is a normal chest x-ray of an adult woman. Note the following features.

  • Central trachea (blue lines)
  • No ROTATION - spinous processes (white line) half way between medial ends of clavicles
  • Adequate INSPIRATION - the mid-clavicular line (red line) intersects the diaphragm between the 5th and 6th ribs anteriorly
  • Good PENETRATION - thoracic spine visible behind the heart (ring)

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