PA Chest X-Ray - Rajashekhar Kudari, 60Y Male | KLE Hospital, Hubballi | 07-Aug-2026

Patient Details

• Name: Rajashekhar Kudari
• Age/Sex: 60 years, Male
• View: PA (Posterior-Anterior) Chest
• Date: 07-Aug-2026, 3:37 PM
• Institution: KLE Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Hubballi-580028

Radiological Report

Technical Adequacy

• Projection: PA view - adequate
• Inspiration: Good (approximately 9-10 posterior ribs visible above the diaphragm)
• Rotation: Minimal to none - medial clavicular ends equidistant from thoracic spinous processes
• Penetration: Adequate - retrocardiac vertebral bodies visible

Lung Fields

• Both lung fields are clear and symmetrically aerated
• No focal consolidation or pneumonic patches
• No pulmonary nodules or masses identified
• No interstitial opacities, reticular or nodular patterns
• No pulmonary vascular congestion or edema

Heart and Mediastinum

• Cardiac silhouette is normal in size - cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) < 50%
• Mediastinal contours are normal
• Trachea is midline and patent
• Bilateral hila are normal in size, density, and position - no hilar lymphadenopathy

Diaphragm

• Both hemidiaphragms are smooth and dome-shaped, normally positioned
• Right hemidiaphragm slightly higher than left (normal physiological variant)
• No pneumoperitoneum (no free air under diaphragm)
• Normal gastric air bubble visible under left hemidiaphragm
• Colonic gas noted in lower abdominal quadrants

Costophrenic and Cardiophrenic Angles

• Bilateral costophrenic angles are sharp and clear
• Cardiophrenic angles are clear
• No blunting to suggest pleural effusion or pleural thickening

Bones and Soft Tissues

• Visualized ribs, clavicles, and scapulae are intact
• No acute fractures, lytic lesions, or blastic lesions
• Mild degenerative osteophytes along thoracic spine - age-appropriate finding for a 60-year-old male
• Chest wall soft tissues are unremarkable

Impression

Normal PA Chest Radiograph. No acute cardiopulmonary pathology identified.