title: The lateral chest radiograph in the assessment of nonpulmonary health and disease.
abstract: The lateral chest radiograph contains a wealth of data on the status of the thoracic cage, pleura, heart, pericardium, bronchi, and upper abdomen. The appearances of slightly oblique projections deviating from the "true" lateral projection are reviewed. Careful attention to these common variations of projection is advocated.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D013249:Sternum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000002:abnormalities