Pneumothorax Cxr Radiopaedia. Air in the right hemithorax displaces both the dome (white arrow) and the anterior costophrenic angle in this patient with a large, right. Pneumothoraces on supine chest radiographs (supine pneumothorax) can be very difficult to pick and often associated factors such as rib fracture and subcutaneous.
Pneumothorax is defined as the presence of air between the visceral and parietal pleura and, due to pressure differences between the lung and the pleura space, leads to lung. Although size is an important factor in the management of a pneumothorax the clinical features are also considered.