Interpretation of check x-rays
  • The following slides will help you answer the important questions below
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  • Can you interpret an image that is tilted or rotated?
  • Can you identify the carina?
  • Can you see the tube bisect the carina?
  • Can you identify the diaphragm and see the tube passing below it?
  • Which way does the tube deviate below the diaphragm?
  • Can you see the tip of the tube?
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  • Please note, this training package has been developed using X-ray images
  • that have been anonymised
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  • Some of these images would be easier to interpret using the PACS viewing
  • system due to the ability to change the density of the image