Normal lordotic view
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Normal lordotic view
- (Compare with good quality PA below)
- A lordotic views is most commonly acquired accidentally due to incorrect patient positioning
- The clavicles appear high such that the lung apices are not visible above the clavicles
- The ribs appear more horizontal and are more V-shaped than C-shaped
- Too much of the abdomen may be visible on the image
- Regardless of the lordotic view this image was considered normal and was not repeated
- Note: A lordotic view can be taken deliberately to gain a second view of the lung if an abnormality is seen on a standard PA view.
Good quality PA for comparison
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Good quality PA for comparison
- (Compare with lordotic view above)
- The lung apices are visible above the clavicles
Lordotic view example case - Image 1
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Lordotic view example case - Image 1
- It is important to understand the potential limitations of a lordotic view
- In this image the lung bases are obscured
- The image was repeated (see below)
Lordotic view example case - Image 2
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Lordotic view example case - Image 2
- (Same patient as image above)
- This is a better PA view – lung apices visible above clavicles
- A mass is now visible at the right lung base