Parshant kumar Goyal

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Drt -1 year
Chest Radiography
Topic

•Lateral Decubitus view

Chest Antomy
• Thorax is upper part of trunk bounded by 12 reps vertebrae and
sternum.
• It contain trachea to lungs heart and great whistle and limbs node.
• The The body of vertebra t1 to t12 posteriorly rib 12 and distal and of
rib 11 posteriorly.
• Superior thorax appertuer also called of inlet . Head neck and upper
limb community and thorax cavity through thoracic inlet.
Pathologies
• To demonstrate pneumothorax emphysema.
• Lung field abnortnal cardic.
• Rib fracture.
• Mediastinal structure.
Views
• Chest PA.
• Chest AP.
• Chest lateral.
• Chest oblique.
• Chest Apieogram.
• Chest Lordatic .
• Chest lateral decubitus.
 Lateral decubitus view
•The lateral decubitus view of chest is
specialised projection uterine to
demonstrate small plural effusion for
investigation pneumothorax and at
trapping due to in held foriegn body.
Patient position

•The patient lie on the affected side to

demonstrate fluid in the pluearl cavity or on
the the non affected side to demonstrate air
in the cavity.
•The Patient lie in true lateral position with
both arms straight above head to avoid
superimposed on Lung field.
Patient position
Radiography Apperience

• Lateral decubitus film (right aur left as the case maybe) show.
• Pneumothorax for effusion with a horizontal fluid level.