Chest devices and artefacts

  • nipple stud chest x-ray
  • pcp nipple ring chest x-ray
  • chemotherapy line chest x-ray
  • portocath cystic fibrosis chest x-ray
  • Tunnelled line chest x-ray
  • oesophageal stent chest x-ray
  • endotracheal tube misplaced chest x-ray
  • sternal wires chest x-ray
  • mitral valve CT scout image
  • pacemaker hiding mass chest x-ray
  • pacemaker with lung mass chest x-ray
  • broken pacemaker chest x-ray

Midline sternotomy wires

Midline sternotomy wires

Note the following artefacts

  • Midline sternotomy wires (open arrows)
  • Aortic valve replacement (arrowhead)
  • Axillary clips (closed arrow) - relating to a previous partial mastectomy

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