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Normal chest X-ray. Dr.Ahmed Refaey. MBBCh, MS, FRCR. How do you look at chest x ray?. Avoid tunnel vision. * bones ; lesions or fractures * soft tissue ; mastectomy or soft tissue tumors. * trachea ; position & caliber * hila : lymphadenopathy * mediastinum contour : ? mass
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Normal chest X-ray Dr.Ahmed Refaey MBBCh, MS, FRCR
How do you look at chest x ray? Avoid tunnel vision
* bones; lesions or fractures * soft tissue ; mastectomy or soft tissue tumors
* trachea ; position & caliber * hila : lymphadenopathy * mediastinum contour : ? mass * heart : cardiac configuration Mediastinum, heart and hila
opacity or lucency lungs
How to read a chest x ray ? • 1- chest wall, bones and abdomen * bones; lesions or fractures * soft tissue ; mastectomy or soft tissue tumors • 2- heart and mediastinum * trachea ; position & caliber * hila : lymphadenopathy * mediastinum contour : ? mass * heart : cardiac configuration • 3- lungs opacity or lucency