• Can a chest x-ray diagnose bronchitis?

I think I have bronchitis. Can a chest x-ray diagnose bronchitis?

1 Answer

  • Interventional Radiologist
  • Mesa, AZ

Yes it can, it may show a slightly hazy appearance to a portion of the lungs on either the right or left side. Bronchitis is usually diagnosed more from symptoms alone and lack of any significant patchy opacify findings on the chest x-ray.

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