Chest X ray
Chest X-rays is most common radiological procedure which show images of
Heart, Lungs, Blood vessels, Airways, The bones of your chest and Spine, breast shadow in case female.
Chest X-rays can also reveal fluid or air in the pleural cavity.
Types of view
Anterior posterior view
Posterior anterior view
Difference between these views:
In Anterior posterior view heart shadow is more magnify.
Position of patient:
Upper limb should elevated and abducted so scapula shift laterally and chest cavity can be seen clearly.
How to describe chest X-ray?
This is the plane X-ray of chest in posterior anterior view
Following structures are seen in the X-ray plate
Soft tissue
1. Left border of heart (known as arterial border of heart )
From below upward
Apex of heart:
Left ventricle
Left auricle
Pulmonary artery
Aortic arch: (aortic knuckle)
- Right border of heart (known as venous border of heart)
From below upward
Inferior vena cava
Right atrium
Superior vena cava
3. Right and left Dome of diaphragm
4. Trachea: central back shadow
5. Hilum shadow
6. in case female: breast shadow
Bony structure
Clavicle
Coracoid process of scapula
Clavicle
Scapula
Acromion process
1st rib
Ribs
Thoracic vertebrae
Intercostal space
