Chest X-ray: Introduction and Approach

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This video provides a clear and practical introduction to chest xray. The focus is on developing a simple but still detailed approach. The video is designed for physicians of all specialties (including radiology residents), medical students, and allied health professionals.
Densities on normal CXR: 6:54
Anatomy: Frontal (8:18), Lateral (10:09)
Approach: 13:29
Practice Approach: 24:46
University of Toronto.

[@ogwangfrancis3608]

Great great video. Am starting my paediatrics junior clerkship examinations on Friday and this videos have given me all basics of x-ray interpretation. Thanks so much 🙏

[@sreenivasanm4303]

This is a gifted video for all who are eager to learn this specific subject. Many many thanks.

[@yberionpl]

Nice and simple, thank you! Waiting for part 2.

[@tukahirwanelson9411]

Thanks for making radiology easy...keep up the good work

[@cybershell4921]

I'd like to express my gratitude to you! Thank you very much for your beautiful videos!

[@ajeetalbert91]

A million thanks for this video!!

[@augustinaewur6423]

Thank you very much for such clear and nice explanation.

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Simply superb. Congratulations, Sir

[@ql1couk]

Boss video! thank you from Scotland

[@XrayUniverse-dpy]

The way you explained about the radiation dose is superb

[@zemara2344]

Very good explanation, thank you for your help 👍👍

[@kailashmanipokhrel]

Beautifully explained

[@tomyao7884]

What a great video! Thank so much! You are the greatest

[@ajeetalbert91]

We are all waiting for part 2 sir .

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thank you so much for such a wonderful information

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Amazing Lectures👌👌

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Thank you for making these videos!

[@dr.svmedicalimagery2679]

Thanks so much for sharing Dr

[@rewatagautam1496]

Nice. For me, hope to next

[@mrzau8849]

Again thank you - do you have any advice for a Radiology resident who wants to improve in chest film interpretation, any resources you recommend?

[@reddypoguchandu3978]

Excellent sir

[@notarobot459]

Thank you

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Thank you so much

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Thanks so much!

[@MulaDraws]

I'm a internal medicine prelim, starting radiology in about 6 months! Any tips on preparing for residency? Thanks!

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study hard!

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thank you sir

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Thanks a lot

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[@drkingfahad5474]

THANKS ALOT SIR

[@suryakantnayak9381]

Hi sir I just started my radiology residency in India and presently posted in X-ray , sir your videos are phenomenal just would like you to make a similar video on musculoskeletal X-ray approach and some cases. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@ahmed086]

Part 2 please thanks

[@HafizahHoshni]

Thank you so much! 11/6/2023

[@hamzaali356]

V nice sir

[@herexcellency4804]

Thank u

[@elely1312]

Thank you 😊! Excellent job. Is it left heart border normal in this 60 year old patient (last patient in this video with cancer)?

[@kapilipisara]

Wanted to know the same...thanks for asking !!

[@TheBaronMaestro]

So what answer did y'alls conclude cause for obvious reasons I was thinking of pleural effusion on the left side when I first saw this chest X-ray

[@rehabfathel2639]

مممكن سؤال زوجي رجع من تلدكتور وانه ما اعرف شكالوله وميقبل يحجي ولكيت نفس هاذاا الدوه ممكن اعرف ليش ورجاء حاولو الرد بسرعه

[@meanieme728]

i have a question, for normal routine chest x-ray they usually do left lateral because of the positioning of the heart or is this a special case where u gave an example on right lateral or is this a normal routine in your radiology department. Thank you for the video!

[@rayrayram5945]

I am interested in understanding this question too, can someone please answer it??

[@rutchinajean8489]

A normal routine chest x ray is PA and lateral projection. We do a left lateral because of the heart. We don't want to magnify it

[@AnilKumar-pq8ld]

best video

[@raveeshroy]

10:16 RIGHT PULMONARY ARTERY, LEFT PULMONARY ARTERY 11:09 RELATIVE PAUCITY OF DENSITIES HERE 11:15 DOUGHNUT SIGN 20:50 SPINOUS PROCESSSES SHOULD BE MORE OR LESS HALFWAY BETWEEN THE MEDIAL ASPECT OF CLAVICLES 21:09 SIX ANTERIOR RIBS OR TEN POSTERIOR RIBS PROJECTING OVER THE LUNGS

[@lindseymorris47]

Thank you for the video, I’m confused on the anatomy part u showed at 8:45. Is this a PA that’s been flipped? Or just a PA? You said that the one on the left was the left main stem bronchi and the right was the right main stem bronchi. But where I get confused, as you go down the things on the left you start saying are “right”. I’m sorry I just want to pass my test. Thank you!!!

[@NuggetGKT]

This one looks to be a PA. The heart is small here where it'd be bigger compared to a AP. The image is flipped and that is because Xray images are automatically made to look like they are in anatomic position. So our right is the patient's left. Our left is the patient's right. Radiographic markers help distinguish which side you're looking at too. You can kinda see a 'L' marker on the right side but there's like a line through it. Most of the heart and its apex is usually on the patient's left too so that is another way to tell which side is what

[@TravelFreeBird]

26:00 Hi there, what is "calcified afashquata disease"?

[@ilikokherodinashvili2499]

Which books do you suggest for chest x-ray?

[@user-yc2cm5co3h]

cxr which was clear but quite tall, meaning please

[@MunawarHussain-ns5rq]

Good

[@venkybly]

Tq

[@doctorsleeves8052]

Where can we get the ppt?

[@ydyd1849]

What does “portably” mean

[@shabanakhoja5958]

no abnormality detected mere chest x ray me esa likha huva he. Uska matlab kya he plz bataye.

[@danajaza7629]

😮👍

[@andrewriachi9222]

4:19 why does the heart appear on the same side in both the AP and PA views?

[@rayrayram5945]

can someone answer this question please, I am wondering the same, I cant see the difference between both views

[@Heli0Jr]

Because the heart is still on the left, it didn't move. You'll understand it better if you try to imagine the person standing and that the machine is moving around, sending the x-rays posteriorly (PA) or anteriorly (AP).

[@pms7776]

We read the images with patients right to our left....so we print them accordingly.. technically the image would get printed on opposite sides of the film at time of shooting a radiograph

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[@jotzu9055]

The term "lucent" literally means glowing, yet you use it to describe dark things. quite confusing for non-native speakers

[@Propofol1234]

You mention their are fewer/no markings peripherally- how then would you diagnose a small pneumothorax?