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Is pa and lateral view of the chest an xray or ct scan?
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Xray: Ap = front to back picture lateral = side-to-side picture.
Answered 12/19/2018
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Regular Xray: A pa and lat view of the chest is just a regular, old-fashioned 2 view xray. Nothing fancy.
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