If Chest X Ray Is Normal. Darker colors indicate less dense material and lighter colors indicate more dense material. A normal chest x ray will consist of both posteroanterior pa and lateral films which are read together.
Develop confidence with the normal appearance. Type of cxr will have an impact on what is considered normal know which structures should be present or absent. Align them so they are viewed as if the patient were standing in front of you so their right side would be facing your left.
On chest x ray this widened chest may be observed as well as flattening of the diaphragm due to the hyperinflated lungs pushing down on it.
Essentially normal chest x ray in a 50 year old male. Align them so they are viewed as if the patient were standing in front of you so their right side would be facing your left. Because the alveoli are super filled with air the patient s lungs will typically appear darker than normal on chest x ray because like we said air appears darker than tissue. A normal chest x ray will consist of both posteroanterior pa and lateral films which are read together.