[Anatomical aspects of the elements of interpretation of lateral chest radiographs of adults].

Anatomo-radiological study of the thorax based on 110 lateral chest radiographs and 11 necropsies of normal adults. The authors show the interest of this lateral projection which has been too long considered as a simple contribution to the anterior-posterior projection. This incidence exhibits many anatomical details, which could not be seen on any other standard incidence.