Medically reviewed by Jurairat J. Molina, MD A chest X-ray cannot diagnose asthma but can provide valuable information during a severe attack or when someone is hospitalized with asthma complications.

Furthermore, a chest radiograph showed thin gracile ribs (Figure), prompting suspicion of a (neuro-)muscular disease. Clinical examination of the child’s mother, who exhibited abnormal facies ...

For patients dealing with lingering respiratory symptoms from the coronavirus, a simple chest X-ray can now reveal its impact on the lungs. The two-dimensional (2D) scans simply can't distinguish ...