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[[File:Dextrocardia-5.jpg | [[File:Dextrocardia-5.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Chest x-ray showing heart in the right thoracic cavity [https://radiopaedia.org/cases/dextrocardia-5?lang=us source:Case courtesy of Dr Ian Bickle, <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href="https://radiopaedia.org/cases/47386">rID: 47386</a>]]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:38, 16 April 2020
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Dextrocardia x-ray On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Dextrocardia x-ray |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name].
OR
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
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There are no x-ray findings associated with [disease name]. However, an x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of [disease name], which include [complication 1], [complication 2], and [complication 3].
X Ray
A chest x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of dextrocardia. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of/diagnostic of dextrocardia include:[1]
- The cardiac apex pointing to the right.
- Right-sided aortic arch
- The right hemidiaphragm presents at a lower level compared to the left.
References
- ↑ Ogunlade O, Ayoka AO, Akomolafe RO, Akinsomisoye OS, Irinoye AI, Ajao A; et al. (2015). "The role of electrocardiogram in the diagnosis of dextrocardia with mirror image atrial arrangement and ventricular position in a young adult Nigerian in Ile-Ife: a case report". J Med Case Rep. 9: 222. doi:10.1186/s13256-015-0695-4. PMC 4584464. PMID 26411880.