Pectus excavatum - PA chest X-ray
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Pectus excavatum - PA chest X-ray
- The right heart border is not visible on this X-ray
- In patients with pectus excavatum the sternum is located abnormally posteriorly and consequently the heart is displaced to the left
- Pectus also causes the ribs to be viewed more obliquely which gives the ribs a shape like a 7, rather than the normal C-shape
Pectus excavatum - Lateral chest X-ray
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Pectus excavatum - Lateral chest X-ray
- This lateral view shows the posterior position of the sternum seen in patients with pectus
Pectus excavatum - CT scan
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Pectus excavatum - CT scan
- This chest CT shows depression of the sternum and displacement of the heart
- The red line represents the contour of the chest in a patient without pectus