Effect of expiration on a chest radiograph

Case contributed by Craig Hacking
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Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male
Frontal
insp
Frontal
exp
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Normal CXR.

Good example of the effect of respiration on the heart size and mediastinum in a frontal CXR.

Case Discussion

Good example of the effect of respiration on the heart size and mediastinum in a frontal CXR.

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