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| PA and Lateral chest | ||||||
The PA and lateral chest radiographs are one of the most common imaging tests you will encounter as a clinician. Time spent reviewing how these images are obtained and why certain structures appear as they do will not only help you understand chest films, but will also help you understand radiographs in general. Two views are obtained at 90 degrees from each other in order to gain an appreciation of dimensionality. |
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| Identify the following: | ||||||
1. trachea 2. heart shadow 3. right heart border (PA view) |
4. aortic knob (aortic arch on lateral view) 6. right pulmonary artery (PA view) |
7. left pulmonary artery (PA view) 9. intersection of rib 4 (anterior part) with rib 7 (posterior part) (PA view) |
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