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Does Apicolorodic View In Chest PA Indicate Tuberculosis?

Hi, I ve done chest PA and the result is as follows: RADIOLOGIC FINDINGS There are minimal suspicious hazed opacities in both upper lung fields. The heart is not enlarged. The great vessels are not unusual. The trachea is at midline. The diaphragm, sulci and bony thorax are remarkable. IMPRESSION: Apicolordotic view is suggested. Am I being suspected for tuberculosis?
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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In routine chest x ray PA view, apical region of both the lungs are not clearly visualized because of the overlying bony structures like clavicle and 1st and 2nd ribs.
So any lesion involving apical part is not visualized properly.
So apicolordotic view is needed. In this chest x ray is taken in such a way that bony structures are not interfering with apical structures and thus they visualized clearly.
So apicolordotic view is useful in upper lobe lesions.
Diseases which affect the upper lobes are
1. Tuberculosis
2. Sarcoidosis
3. Pneumonia
So to evaluate these properly apicolordotic view is needed.
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Does Apicolorodic View In Chest PA Indicate Tuberculosis?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In routine chest x ray PA view, apical region of both the lungs are not clearly visualized because of the overlying bony structures like clavicle and 1st and 2nd ribs. So any lesion involving apical part is not visualized properly. So apicolordotic view is needed. In this chest x ray is taken in such a way that bony structures are not interfering with apical structures and thus they visualized clearly. So apicolordotic view is useful in upper lobe lesions. Diseases which affect the upper lobes are 1. Tuberculosis 2. Sarcoidosis 3. Pneumonia So to evaluate these properly apicolordotic view is needed.