Pictorial View - Signs In Chest X-Rays
Journal Title: PARIPEX-Indian Journal of Research - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
A radiological sign can sometimes resemble a particular objector pattern and is often highly suggestive of a group of similarpathologies. Awareness of such signs can help to find the differential diagnosis list. Many such signs have been describedfor X-ray and computed tomography (CT) images. In this article, we present the most frequently encountered plain film in chest imaging. These signs include for plainfilms the air bronchogram sign, silhouette sign, deep sulcussign, Continuous diaphragm sign, air crescent (“meniscus”)sign, Golden S sign, cervicothoracic sign, Luftsichel sign, scimitar sign, doughnut sign, Hampton hump sign, Westermarksign, and juxtaphrenic peak sign.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr I D Desai, Dr Parth Patel, Dr Jay K Kharsadiya
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