The most commonly performed radiographic exam, a chest X-ray is an image of a patient’s thorax. Affording a view of the heart, lungs and bones of the spine and chest, it is regularly used to detect problems with these organs and structures inside the chest. Though a chest X-ray does not provide visual evidence of the interior structures of the heart, it’s quite useful in observing the location, size and shape of the heart, lungs and blood vessels.

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