Chest lateral decubitus projection/cross table lateral chest view
Clinical indication:
It is usually requested for the patients who are unable to sit or stand and it also demonstrate air-fluid levels in case of pathology, mediastinitis, pleural effusion, and pneumothorax
Region:
Lung apices, trachea, bronchus, mediastinum, costophrenic angle, ribs
Patient’s Position:
Place a support with thickness of 5-10cm on filming table and place the patient on support in lateral decubitus position.
Place the cassette on front of patient’s chest and put arm around cassette
Cassette:
Size: 14’’x17’’ Orientation: Portrait / landscape
FFD/SID:
100cm
Central ray:
Central ray towards the center of the chest with height of 7th thoracic
Grid:
Yes
Respiration:
Suspended with deep inspiration
Exposure factors:
60-80kVp 12-16mAs
Collimation:
Superiorly to above the shoulders, inferiorly to the 12th rib and laterally include skin margins
Related X-ray views
- Skull AP view
- Skull PA Caldwell (0°) view
- Skull PA Caldwell (15°) view
- Skull PA Caldwell (25°-30°) view
- Skull AP axial view / Skull Townes view
- Skull Submentovertex (SMV) view
- Sella Turcica lateral view
- Lateral oblique view / Mastoid Sculler’s view
- Stenver’s view of temporal bone
- Radiograph of foot:
- Radiograph of ankle:
- Leg radiograph:
- Knee radiograph:
- Femur radiograph:
- Wrist PA View
- Wrist lateral View
- Wrist ulnar deviation View
- Hand AP View
- Hand lateral View
- Forearm AP View
- Forearm lateral View
- Elbow AP View
- Elbow lateral View
- Humerus AP View
- Chest PA View
- Chest AP View
- Chest lateral View
- Chest lateral decubitus View/cross table lateral chest view
- Chest AP lordotic view/Apicogram
- Cervical spine radiograph:
- Thoracic spine radiograph:
- Lumbar spine radiograph:
- Sacrum AP view
- Sacrum lateral view
- Coccyx AP view
- Coccyx lateral view