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PICC LIne X-Ray

 Imaging date

16 Sep 2022

WEBB AR, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (West)

Clinical History :
PICC line for chemo - CXR to confirm PICC tip position post
placement
Riskfactors : Previous history of any cancer

Report : CTR, 132/326.
Heart size and mediastinal contours appear normal.
Tip of the right-sided PICC line overlies the distal SVC
approximately 1.8cm below the level of the carina.

Persistence of linear atelectasis within the left base.
Lungs are otherwise clear and no pleural effusions are present.
No evidence of pneumothorax demonstrated.

Reported by John Mountney, Advanced Practitioner Radiographer.
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