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What Does the following X-ray Result Indicate?
Hi! I had an Xray about a week ago and the result is that there is a Suspicious densities seen in the right apex. The heart is not enlarge. The cp sulci, diaphragm and bony thorax are unremarkable. APICOLORDOTIC VIEW IS SUGGESTED May I know what an APICOLORDOTIC VIEW is?
Mon, 25 Jul 2016
Hello,
Yes of course. The apico refers to the top of the lung which is called the apex. Lordotic means a curving back of the spine. What they have you do is flex your head back so that they can get a better xray into the upper part of the lung.
Regards
Yes of course. The apico refers to the top of the lung which is called the apex. Lordotic means a curving back of the spine. What they have you do is flex your head back so that they can get a better xray into the upper part of the lung.
Regards
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