Postero-Anterior

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
PA
Pronunciation
/pɒˈster.əʊ ˈæn.ti.əˌjɜː/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Medical Physics

Examples in Context

  1. The width of the vascular pedicle of the heart in 80 normal Chinese adults on erect postero-anterior chest film was measured. Mean vascular pedicle width ( VPW ) was 46 ± 4mm.
  2. Methods Four patients with traumatic pulmonary hematomas underwent postero-anterior and lateral plain chest radiography, one patient underwent additional chest CT scans.

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