FUNDAMENTALS OF CXRINTERPRETATION –

‘THE BASICS’

Assessment of exposure quality

Is the film PA or AP

Assessment of patient rotation

Assessment of adequacy of inspiratory effort

Cont’d

Heart and mediastinum

Assessment of cardiomediastinal contour

Assessment of hilar regions

Assessment of the trachea

Evaluation of mediastinal compartments

Pleural anatomy

Assessment of the diaphragms

Assessment of bones and soft tissues

Important anatomy relating to the lateral CXR