Westermark sign in pulmonary embolism (Image, NEJM)
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Westermark sign: a focal area of decreased lucency on a plain chest film with an abrupt cut-off in the pulmonary artery, corresponding to a central occlusive pulmonary embolism. A.S. Krishnan and Tristan Barrett share a nice example of the Westermark sign in the March 15
Westermark sign in pulmonary embolism (Image, NEJM)
Westermark sign in pulmonary embolism (Image…
Westermark sign in pulmonary embolism (Image, NEJM)
Westermark sign: a focal area of decreased lucency on a plain chest film with an abrupt cut-off in the pulmonary artery, corresponding to a central occlusive pulmonary embolism. A.S. Krishnan and Tristan Barrett share a nice example of the Westermark sign in the March 15
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