Table 4 Details on process of acquisition of chest radiographic images
N = 524 (%) | |
|---|---|
Details | |
Adequate quality images | 334 (64) |
Incomplete penetration (requiring digital adjustment) | 52 (10) |
Image quality requiring improvement | 138 (26) |
Rotation | 97 (18.5) |
Artifact (Lines and tubes obstructing the field) | 17 (3.2) |
Inadequate inclusion/poor lung volume | 24 (4.6) |
Field of view | |
Field of view limited to chest and upper abdomen | 188 (36) |
One or more additional fields exposed | 336 (64) |
Exposed fields | |
Upper neck/lower face | 190 (36.3) |
Full face | 10 (1.9) |
Forearm—single | 17 (3.2) |
Forearm—both | 12 (2.3) |
Hand—single | 8 (1.5) |
Hand—both | 2 (0.4) |
Lower abdomen | 322 (61) |
Pelvis | 79 (15) |
Thigh—single | 3 (0.6) |
Thigh—both | 27 (5.2) |
Findings | |
Normal | 79 (15) |
Not reportable | 33 (6) |
Unilateral/bilateral consolidation and/or collapse | 266 (51) |
Interstitial infiltrates | 58 (11) |
Hyperinflation | 11 (2) |
Pneumothorax | 31 (6) |
Pleural effusion | 42 (8) |
Cardiomegaly with normal lung fields | 4 (0.7) |