Chest X-ray

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In diagnostic imaging, the chest x-ray is a type of thoracic radiography.

The chest x-ray can help detect heart failure.[1]

The chest x-ray can help detect pneumonia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Badgett RG, Mulrow CD, Otto PM, Ramírez G (1996). "How well can the chest radiograph diagnose left ventricular dysfunction?". J Gen Intern Med 11 (10): 625-34. PMID 8945695.
  2. ↑ Esayag Y, Nikitin I, Bar-Ziv J, Cytter R, Hadas-Halpern I, Zalut T et al. (2010). "Diagnostic value of chest radiographs in bedridden patients suspected of having pneumonia.". Am J Med 123 (1): 88.e1-5. DOI:10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.09.012. PMID 20102999. Research Blogging.
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