Chest X Ray Normal Interpretation. On a normal lateral chest film the silhouette of the left diaphragm 2 can be seen from posterior up to where it is bordered by the heart which has the same density blue arrow. X ray beam originates from 5 6 feet behind the patient.
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2 if bilateral apical caps are present and one is deeper by 5 mm or more then you need to rule out the possibility that the deeper one represents a superior sulcus tumour. On the bottom the chest cavity is bordered by the diaphragm under which is the abdominal cavity. The beam penetrates from posterior to anterior chest.
Standard x rays are performed with the patient standing facing an x ray film or digital cassette 6 feet away from an x ray tube.
On the bottom the chest cavity is bordered by the diaphragm under which is the abdominal cavity. Standard x rays are performed with the patient standing facing an x ray film or digital cassette 6 feet away from an x ray tube. One should be able to follow the contour of the right diaphragm 1 from posterior all the way to anterior because it is only bordered by the lung. Practice chest x ray interpretation.
