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Interpretation of
Chest X-ray
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Interpretation of
Chest X-ray
An Illustrated Companion
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Contents
1. Introduction 1
General Introduction 1
Basic Radiography 2
Basic Principles of Chest X-ray Interpretation 9
2. Normal Chest X-Ray 12
Normal Structures Seen in Chest X-ray—A Brief Description 12
Introduction 12
The Lungs and Fissures 12
Some Useful Signs in Chest X-ray Interpretation 22
3. Lung Opacity and Lung Lucency 29
Lung Opacity 29
Introduction 29
Unilateral Lung Opacity 30
Lobar Collapse Series 37
Collapse/Atelectasis 37
Collapse of Individual Lobes 43
Hilum Based Opacity 57
Bilateral Lung Opacity 60
Lung Lucency 64
Lung Lucency—Unilateral Involving Whole Lung 64
Lung Lucency—Unilateral Involving Part of Lung 65
Bullous Emphysema 70
Bronchiectasis 70
Lung Lucency—Bilateral Copd 72
4. Diseases of the Heart 75
Criteria for a Normal Heart in Chest X-ray 75
Method of Measuring Ctr in Chest X-ray 76
How to Read X-ray Chest in Cardiology? 79
Cardiac Shape—A Guide to Congenital Heart Disease 84
Cardiac Situs—A Guide to Chd 87
Coarctation of Aorta 88
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (Pda) 89
Ventricular Septal Defect (Vsd) 90
Atrial Septal Defect (Asd) 91
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension 92
Bicuspid Aortic Valve 93
Mitral Regurgitation 95
Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis 96
Left Atrial Enlargement 98
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Pericardial Effusion 98
Calcific Pericarditis 99
Dilated Cardiomyopathy 100
Congestive Heart Failure—Chf/Ccf 101
Pulmonary Edema 102
Aortic Aneurysm 103
5. Miscellaneous Lesions 105
Rib Fracture 105
Cervical Rib 106
Complete Eventration of the Right Hemidiaphragm 106
Diaphragm Rupture 108
Diaphragmatic Hernia in a Child 110
Gas Under Diaphragm 111
Chilaiditi Syndrome 112
Index 117
Introduction
Chapter Outline
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
There are no great textbooks for young doctors, medical students (and, for that matter, interns)
who want to learn the basics of chest film interpretation. Radiology is not a part of curriculum,
even at medical postgraduate level. Nobody is there to teach radiology to budding doctors.
Most of the doctors just have a bird’s eye view during the rounds. As medical students and
interns you will be caring for a great number of patients on whom you will be ordering chest
X-rays. While most films will ultimately be interpreted by a radiologist, you will nevertheless
be expected to look at any film you order and you should have some comfort in making general
diagnoses in these films without having to wait for the “official read”. Many chest films are
obtained even at night, both in the Emergency Department and in the hospital. These films may
have abnormalities that are immediately life-threatening (e.g. Tension pneumothorax). Your
responsibility is to the patient, and the sooner you can make the diagnosis, the better of the
patient will be.
The goal of this book, therefore, is to attempt to simplify the process of looking at and
interpreting chest films. I will ignore some of the technical jargon and subtle details in the
interest of compacting the information into an easily-digested format. In addition, I will focus
primarily on those findings which you may encounter at night or as an emeregency or when
a radiologist may not be available to you, and on those findings which are particularly time
sensitive. Only cases which are important in day-to-day practice, of a young doctor, is included.
Chest X-ray (CXR) is one which any medical doctor would come across in his day-to-day
practice, irrespective of his speciality, designation or seniority. In casualties and emergencies,
CXR have to be interpreted by duty doctors. Chest imaging is an important tool in managing
critically ill-patients. In ICU chest radiographs are obtained routinely on a daily basis for every
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critical care patient, with the goal of effective clinical management. Such is the importance of
a CXR. By learning some basic skills in interpreting and evaluating chest radiographs, junior
doctors can recognize and localize gross pathologic changes visible on a chest radiograph.
Sometimes X-rays have to be interpreted, in life-threatening situations, in which immediate
decision have to be taken. Traditionally, GPs rarely see and interpret X-rays. Learning to
interpret X-rays is a skill learned as a junior hospital doctor that should not be lost. There may
be occasions when a GP has to make decisions based on an unreported film.
BASIC RADIOGRAPHY
X-rays have very short wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that penetrate matter. A
traditional radiograph is created when X-rays penetrate body structure and produce images
on a piece of photographic film usually contained in a cassette. However, in most hospitals
and medical centers, the traditional X-ray film has been replaced with digital images. The
basics of chest X-ray interpretation is the same irrespective of whether it is a digital image or
conventional X-ray film.
Fig. 1.1: Patient positioning for a typical erect chest X-ray in pa view
lungs than when erect. Failure to appreciate this will lead to a misdiagnosis of pulmonary
congestion. The recognising a chest X-ray film as AP or PA view is of very important as the
normal anatomy significantly changes (Fig. 1.3). Therefore, doctors have to be careful about
this aspect before interpreting any abnormality.
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Penetration
X-rays must adequately penetrate body parts to visualize the structures. Ideally, one should be
able to faintly see the thoracic spine, beyond fourth thoracic level, through the heart shadow, if
proper penetration is employed. There are two types of improper penetration—underpenetration
and overpenetration.
If you cannot clearly visualize the structures (as if it is fogged) in the chest X-ray then the
radiograph is underpenetrated or too light (Fig. 1.4A). A poorly penetrated film looks diffusely
bright and soft tissue structures are readily obscured, especially those behind the heart. In
addition, the pulmonary markings may appear more prominent than they really are and may be
interpreted as interstitial pulmonary edema or pulmonary fibrosis.
On the other hand if all thoracic vertebrae are seen, it is overpenetrated, too dark. The lung
markings may appear to be absent or decreased. It is then impossible to make the judgment that
C
Figs 1.4A to C: Chest X-ray showing differerent types of penetration
(A) Underexposure, “Too white” all vertebral bodies, not visible chances of misdiagnosis
(B) Optimal exposure, vertebral bodies just visible through the heart
(C) Overexposure, “Too dark” all vertebral bodies seen, chances of misdiagnosis
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the patient has emphysema or pneumothorax. One could also miss a pulmonary nodule when
the chest radiograph is overpenetrated. An overpenetrated film looks diffusely dark and features
such as lung markings are poorly seen (Fig. 1.4C).
Both under and overpenetrated X-ray film not good for reporting.
Figure 1.4B shows optimal penetration. These man made errors of X-ray technique are
largely overcome by modern day computerized radiography (CR). Further in modern day CR
no film processing in a dark room is done. It is a filmless and dry technique.
The computer can adjust the shortcoming in radiographic technique.
Respiration
Ideally CXR should be taken with the patient in full inspiration.
The anatomical findings changes in various phases of respiratioinare shown in Table 1.2.
A CXR in full inspiration should have the diaphragm as low as possible, atleast at the level
of the sixth rib anteriorly and eighth rib posteriorly (Fig. 1.5). If one can count 10 posterior ribs
above the diaphragm, it is an excellent inspiratory film.
Table 1.2 Anatomical changes in chest in various respiratory phases seen normally
When less than 10 ribs can be counted above the diaphragm, it is either poor inspiratory
effort or a sign of low lung volume. Low lung volume from a poor inspiration effort can crowd
and compress the lung markings, producing the impression that a lower lobe pneumonia is
present (Fig. 1.6).
Patient Rotation
While positioning the patient, any rotation patient is to be avoided. Ideally the patient is to
positioned straight with spine in midline. It can be assessed by comparing the medial ends of
the clavicles. They should be equidistant from midline as shown in Figure 1.7.
Patient rotation changes the normal thoracic anatomy, especially the mediastinum producing
spurious enlargement. Rotation means that the patient was not positioned flat on the X-ray
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film, with one plane of the chest rotated compared to the plane of the film. It causes distortion
because it can make the lungs look asymmetrical and the cardiac silhouette distorted. Look
for the right and left lung fields having nearly the same diameter, and the heads of the ribs
(end of the calcified section of each rib) at the same location to the chest wall, which indicate
absence of significant rotation. If there is significant rotation, the side that has been lifted
appears narrower and denser (whiter) and the cardiac silhouette appears more in the opposite
lung field.
Patient Movement
X-rays are usually taken without any movement of patient including breath holding. Movement
blurring mars the image quality and loss of details.
Criteria for a technically good quality chest X-ray are shown in Table 1.3. The normal adult
chest X-ray findings expected are shown in Table 1.4.
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