OVERVIEW
This page is dedicated to covering how the heart will appear across different radiological studies.
FRONTAL CHEST X-RAY
A frontal chest X-ray is a very routinely ordered study, and a core component of reading this study is to evaluate the appearance of the lungs.
![A normal PA chest X-ray that does not show any remarkable findings (source)](http://www.stepwards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1-10-500-500-100.jpg)
LATERAL CHEST X-RAY
A lateral chest X-ray is a very routinely ordered study, and it can also be used to evaluate the appearance of the lungs.
![Anatomical location of the right and left lung fissures (source)](http://www.stepwards.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/slide_12.jpg)
Page Updated: 10.07.2016