Version 2.78

Term Description

The relationship of AP diameter to lateral diameter of the chest is ~0.8 to 1. Lateral measurement of the chest is measured from the interior margin of the lateral rib cage at the level of the right diaphragm, using the PA chest x-ray.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Diameter.lateral
Property
Len
Time
Pt
System
Chest
Scale
Qn
Method
XR

Additional Names

Long Common Name
XR Chest Diameter.lateral
Short Name
XR Chest Diam Lat

Basic Attributes

Class
RAD
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.14
Last Updated
Version 2.61
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG41847-1 Region imaged: Chest

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) diámetro.lateral:longitud:punto en el tiempo:tórax:cuantitativo:radiografía
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Diameter.lateral:Len:Punto temporal:Pecho:Cuantitativo:XR
it-IT Italian (Italy) Diametro.laterale:Len:Pt:Torace:Qn:XR
Synonyms: Lunghezza Petto Punto nel tempo (episodio) Radiologia Raggi X
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Diâmetro.lateral:Comprimento:Pt:Tórax:Qn:RX
Synonyms: ; Diam Lat; DIA; Length; Point in time; Random; Thorax; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Xray; X-ray; Plain Films; RADIOLOGY; Imaging; CXR
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Диаметр.латеральный:Дл:ТчкВрм:Грудная клетка:Колич:XR
Synonyms: Длина Количественный Рентгенография Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CN Chinese (China) 直径.侧位:长度:时间点:胸部:定量型:X射线摄影术
Synonyms: CXR Diam Lat;侧位直径 Lat XR;X-ray radiography;X光;X-光;X光平片;X射线;X-射线;X射线照相;X线;X-线;X线平片;伦琴射线;伦琴线;平片;平面素片;普通X光照片;普通X光片;普通X光素片;普通X线照片;普通X线片;素片 侧 侧位（Lateral，Lat） 侧位的 侧向 侧向的 侧的 侧面 侧面的 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 外侧 外侧的 成像;放射医学;放射学;显像 旁开的 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 胸;胸廓;胸膛 胸部XR 胸部X线 长;长短

Example Units

Unit Source
cm Example UCUM Units

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