1 / 19

How to read chest x-ray

How to read chest x-ray. Dr. Suheab A. Maghrabi MBBS, MSc. X rays: Electromagnetic R adiation. Absorption varies between tissues. Bone Soft tissue Air . Be systematic. Don’t rush to conclusions. P atient profile. Name. Date. T ype of view. Image Quality: Penetration

odina
Download Presentation

How to read chest x-ray

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. How to read chest x-ray Dr. Suheab A. Maghrabi MBBS, MSc.

  2. X rays: Electromagnetic Radiation. • Absorption varies between tissues. • Bone • Soft tissue • Air

  3. Be systematic. • Don’t rush to conclusions.

  4. Patient profile. • Name. • Date. • Type of view. • Image Quality: • Penetration • Inspiration • Rotation • Angulation • Soft tissues / bony structures • Mediastinum • Diaphragms • Lung Fields

  5. Patient Profile • Name. • Date.

  6. Type of view.

  7. Image Quality: • Penetration. • Inspiration. • Rotation. • Angulation.

  8. Penetration (over/under penetration).

  9. Inspiration (9-10 posterior ribs).

  10. Rotation: • Distance between clavicle and spines process should be equal on both sides.

  11. Angulation: • Clavicle should lie on the 3rd rib. 3

  12. Soft tissues / bony structures • Symmetry • Deformities • Fractures • Masses • Calcifications • Lytic lesions

  13. Mediastinum • Heart • Shape. • Sharpe edges. • Enlargement. • Hilar Lymph nodes and vessels.

  14. Diaphragms • free air. • Gastric buble (left) • Margins should be sharp. • Right dome usually higher than left. • Clear Costophrenic angle.

  15. Lung Fields • Infiltrates. • Increased interstitial markings. • Masses. • Air bronchograms. • Increased vascularity. • Lobs and fissures.

  16. Thank You

More Related