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Chest x-ray (expiration and inspiration views)

Case contributed by Bálint Botz
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Request for inspiration/expiration chest radiographs

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male

Case Discussion

Exams of the same patient obtained with a short interval, demonstrating the differing appearance of the heart and mediastinal contours and the lung base in different respiratory phases.

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