Turning the CXR sideways makes the edge of the pleura horizontal....
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From: Dunn Matthew Dr. ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY - SwarkHosp-TR [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Re: X-rays
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> From: John Ryan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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> I believe it is important to look at some x-rays the way
> they were taken.
Don't you ever turn a chest x-ray on its side to look for a small
pneumothorax, or is that just for those of us with astigmatism?
Matt Dunn
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