Normal chest X-ray – male 1
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Introduction
- This gallery shows examples of how chest X-ray image quality affects image interpretation
- Use a systematic approach to check the image quality
Normal chest X-ray – male 1
- This patient is not rotated – the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae are centrally located between the medial ends of the clavicles
- Read more about rotation
Normal chest X-ray – male 2
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Normal chest X-ray – male 2
- He has taken a good breath in and the lungs are not hyperexpanded – the 7th ribs intersect the diaphragm lateral to the mid-clavicular line
- Read more about inspiration and lung volume
Normal chest X-ray – male 3
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Normal chest X-ray – male 3
- Heart contours are normal
- The heart is not enlarged
- Hilar structures appear normal – the left hilum is slightly higher than the right
- Read more about heart size and contours