Thoracic viscera in situ
Radiograph of thorax, anteroposterior view
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Image #116-4
Thoracic viscera in situ
Radiograph of thorax, anteroposterior view
The subject is a young female. The film was made during full inspiration.
- Body of vertebra Th. I (outlines of lower vertebrae not included in drawing but are clearly visible in stereoscopic view)
- Clavicle
- Rib I (anterior part)
- Trachea (radiolucent)
- Mammary body
- Right margin of heart
- Diaphragm (right dome)
- Aortic arch
- Pulmonary trunk
- Left main bronchus (faintly visible as translucent band)
- Heart
- Left ventricle
- Apex of heart
- Diaphragm (left dome)