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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Adult Diaphragmatic Hernia

Health Encyclopedia: Chest X Ray

Alternative Names

Chest radiography; Serial chest x-ray; X-ray - chest


Normal Values


What abnormal results mean

In the lungs:

  • Collapsed lung
  • Collection of fluid around the lung
  • Lung cancer
  • Lung tumor
  • Malformation of the blood vessels
  • Pneumonia
  • Scarring of lung tissue
  • Tuberculosis

In the heart:

  • Size and shape of the heart determined
  • Position and shape of the larg...

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