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The routine chest X-ray is a standard radiographic procedure which provides a great deal of anatomic information to the physician. Indeed, the chest X-ray will detect increased or reduced density of lung structures, thus providing information on lung anatomy, rather than function.
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Fazio, F. (1980). External Imaging of Pulmonary Perfusion and Ventilation. In: Cumming, G., Bonsignore, G. (eds) Pulmonary Circulation in Health and Disease. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 3. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1721-1_26
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