Can bronchitis show up on a chest xray?

Answer 1

A chest xray can detect some changes seen in Asthma - these are not 100 percent specific for asthma, and may be seen in several other conditions.

The most common thing seen is a normal chest xray. The most common abnormal finding is hyperinflation of the lungs. There may be some vague interstitial abnormalities noted as well.

Answer 2

No. It can not be detected using a chest x-ray. Cigarette smoke contains tar. Tar is the black stuff you see on a black road that cars drive on. When you smoke cigarettes, that tar goes down into your lungs. A lot of that tar stays in your lungs. It will make your x-ray darker than that of a normal lung and will make other features more difficult to see. You can imagine what would happen if you took a thin slice of the road and held it between the x-ray machine and your chest when an x-ray was taken. It would make the picture harder to see. Get a camera. Take a picture. Take a thin piece of material, preferably black, that you can see through and put it in front of the camera. Take the same picture. Compare the two photographs. You should get the idea.

Answer 3

Yes bronchitis does show on a chest X-ray.

Answer 4

no, because it is not dense enough to show up in an x-ray.

Answer 5

Chest x rays can detect only about half of the cases of emphysema. Chest x rays are rarely useful for diagnosing chronic bronchitis

Answer 6

Chest x rays can detect only about half of the cases of emphysema. Chest x rays are rarely useful for diagnosing chronic bronchitis

Answer 7

A chest x-ray will not typically have the right exposure or view to check the trachea.

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

Yes.