Upper zone

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The upper zone is one of the four chest radiograph zones. Sometimes the upper zone includes the apical zone.

Radiographic appearance

Plain radiograph
  • on frontal chest radiographs, the upper zone extends from the inferior margin of the clavicles to the superior aspect of the hilum

Related pathology

See article: pulmonary upper zone involvement (mnemonic).