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Normal chest x-ray - lobes (illustration)

Case contributed by Phillip Marsh
Diagnosis not applicable

Lobar anatomy

Annotated image

Normal CXR

Case Discussion

Red: Right upper lobe (RUL)

Green: Right middle lobe (RML)

Purple: Right lower lobe (RLL)

Yellow: Left upper lobe (LUL)

Blue: Left lower lobe (LLL)

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