X-Ray of a Normal Chest

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Image of a normal chest

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

This is a picture of a normal chest X-ray of a woman showing the air-filled spaces of the lungs and the more solid gray shape of the heart. The lungs and heart are normal in size and shape.

Current as of: December 19, 2022

Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine
Martin J. Gabica MD - Family Medicine
Howard Schaff MD - Diagnostic Radiology




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