Chest X-ray Technique

CHEST X RAY TECHNIQUE CXR

NORMAL HEART – GOOD INSPIRATION
This a normal frontal chest X ray of a 40 year old male with a good inspiration.
Ashley Davidoff MD
NORMAL HEART – MILD PECTUS EXCAVATUM
This a normal lateral chest X ray of a 40 year old male with mild pectus excavatum
Ashley Davidoff MD

SAME PATIENT – NORMAL HEART – POOR INSPIRATION
This a normal frontal chest X ray of a 40 year old male with a poor inspiration which results in the false appearance of cardiomegaly and crowding of the lung markings.
Ashley Davidoff MD

References and Links

CXR Map