Radiological Anatomy: Lungs

OVERVIEW

This page is dedicated to covering how the heart will appear across different radiological studies.

FRONTAL CHEST X-RAY

A frontal chest X-ray is a very routinely ordered study, and a core component of reading this study is to evaluate the appearance of the lungs.

A normal PA chest X-ray that does not show any remarkable findings (source)
A normal PA chest X-ray that does not show any remarkable lung findings (source)
LATERAL CHEST X-RAY

A lateral chest X-ray is a very routinely ordered study, and it can also be used to evaluate the appearance of the lungs.

Anatomical location of the right and left lung fissures (source)
Anatomical location of the right and left lung fissures (source)

 

Page Updated: 10.07.2016