Normal chest X-ray – 11-year-old
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Normal chest X-ray – 11-year-old
- Chest X-rays of children can look very similar to those of adults
- The only indication that this image is of a child is the unfused growth plates of the proximal humeri
- Read more about growth plates
Normal chest X-ray – 15-year-old
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Normal chest X-ray – 15-year-old
- By the age of 15 (female) or 16 (male) the proximal humeral growth plates are fused
- The mature skeleton is then indistinguishable from an older adult
Normal chest X-ray – 47-year-old
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Normal chest X-ray – 47-year-old
- In many adults the costochondral cartilage of the first rib ossifies
- This is not an abnormality but can obscure lung pathology in this area
Normal chest X-ray – 77-year-old (costochondral calcification)
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Normal chest X-ray – 77-year-old (costochondral calcification)
- Costochondral calcification (calcification of the costal/rib cartilage) is more common with age
- It is not considered a pathological finding
- Another example of costochondral calcification