Medical Imaging      Approach to Chest X-Rays
 

Pneumothorax - Lung/Air Contrast


1. Evaulate for Pneumothorax - Lung/Air Contrast


A pneumothorax allows visualization of the viscerla pleura as a curvilinear line, paralleling the chest wall, separating the partially collapsed lung from pleural air.
Left Image: Pneumothorax on inspiration.
Right Image: Pneumothorax on expiration.



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