CHEST RADIOLOGY
X-ray views1- PA view.
2- lateral.
AP ) ) 3-Lordotic
4-P A penetrated view.
lateral PA view
NORMAL PA view
Lateral view position
Normal bronchial tree
Lordotic view
How to interpret CXR
Pulmonary infection
1- Pneumonia.(a) Lobar ( consolidation) pn.
(b) Lobular or broncho pn.
2- Lung Abscess.
3- Tuberculosis.
Lobar pneumonia with bronchogram.
Middle lobe pneumonia
rt.upper lobe pn. Left lower lobe pn.
Klebsiella pn. Massive pn.
Resolving consolidation
Cavitations in consolidation
Bronchopneumonia
Lung abscess
Tuberculosis primary TB
Post primary tb
TB lung
Tuberculoma mycetoma
Miliary tb
bronchiectasis
bronchiectasis
emphysemaemphysema
Bullous emphysema
Upper lobe c. Middle lobe c.
rt lower lobe c. Left lower lobe c.
Left upper lobe collapse
Complete rt. & left Lung collapse
Hydatid cyst early rupture
Water lilly sign (ruptured hydatid cyst)
Lung tumour
Pancoast tumour
Cannon ball secondaries
Pleural diseasespleural effusionpneumothorax hydro pneumothoraxpleural calcifications & thickeningpleural tumour
Pleural effusion ( free)
Massive pleural effusion
Lamellar pleural effusion
Encysted peural effusion
Sub costalFissural
Sub pulmonary
Mediastinal