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Learn how to interpret a normal X-ray starting from the upper abdomen, thoracic cage, mediastinum, lungs, trachea, aortic knob, carina, hilum, heart, and more. Explore soft tissues, bones, and key areas to assess for abnormalities. Improve your X-ray reading skills with detailed information on thoracic bones, soft tissues, mediastinum, lung fields, and hila. Enhance your knowledge of interpreting X-ray images for effective diagnosis. Master the essential steps in analyzing X-ray results for thorax and abdomen evaluations.
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NORMAL X-RAY TRACHEA AORTIC KNOB (ARCH) CARINA HILUM HEART COSTOPHRENIC SULCUS DIAPHRAGM
How to read an x-ray? 1. Start from upper Abdomen 2. Look at Thoracic cage (soft tissues and bones) 3. Mediastinum 4. Lung- unilateral 5. Lung- bilateral A T M L L
ABDOMEN Gastric bubble
THORAX (BONES) • Ribs • Sternum • Spine • Shoulder girdle • Clavicles
THORAX (SOFT TISSUES) • Breast shadows • Supraclavicular areas • Axillae • Tissues along side of breasts
MEDIASTINUM TRACHEA AORTIC KNOB (ARCH) CARINA HILUM HEART
MEDIASTINUM • Heart size on PA • Right side • Inferior vena cava • Right atrium • Ascending aorta • Superior vena cava
LUNGS • First look - start from right costophrenic angle then left lung and costophrenic angle • Second look – side by side comparison of the lungs
LUNG FIELDS AND HILA • Hilum • Pulmonary arteries • Pulmonary veins • Lungs • Linear and fine nodular shadows of pulmonary vessels • Blood vessels