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- Title:
- X-ray (chest), Comparison of PA with AP View
- Description:
- Comparison of PA and AP chest x-ray views.
PA Views:
Taken with the patient standing or sitting, with arms overhead or on hips with elbows angled anteriorly
Ribs are slanted
Scapulae do not overlap lung fields
Clavicles are in the lung fields
Heart size is not magnified
Gastric bubble is visible
AP Views:
Ribs lie more horizontal
Scapulae overlap lung fields
Clavicles are at top of lung fields
Heart size is magnified
Gastric air bubble not visible
- Subject:
- Radiography, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures, Diagnosis
- Creator:
- craig@i-human.com
- Publisher:
- i-Human Patients, Inc.
- Rights:
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- Resource Type:
- Medical Imaging