CXR
Medical abbreviation · Medical Imaging
| Stands for | Chest X-ray |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
CXR stands for Chest X-ray, a medical imaging abbreviation.
Radiograph of the chest showing the lungs, heart size, mediastinum, diaphragm, ribs and any lines or tubes. It is among the most common imaging tests worldwide, used for pneumonia, heart failure, pneumothorax, effusions and masses and for checking endotracheal tube and central line positions.
Example: CXR: new right lower lobe consolidation; starting antibiotics for CAP.
Usage notes
The standard study is a two-view PA and lateral, while bedside portable films are AP and magnify the heart. A two-view chest X-ray delivers about 0.1 mSv, roughly ten days of natural background radiation. Systematic reading follows mnemonics such as ABCDE (airway, breathing, cardiac, diaphragm, everything else).
Related abbreviations
More medical imaging abbreviations
- CT – Computed tomography
- CTA – Computed tomography angiography
- CTH – Computed tomography of the head
- CTP – Computed tomography perfusion
- CTPA – Computed tomography pulmonary angiography
- CTU – Computed tomography urography
- DBT – Digital breast tomosynthesis
- DEXA – Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
- DICOM – Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
- DSA – Digital subtraction angiography
- DWI – Diffusion-weighted imaging
- DXA – Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.