Silhouette Sign

Cards (5)

  • Silhouette Sign:
    • obscuration of a normally seen border e.g. heart or diaphragm
  • Loss of clarity of right heart border = right middle lobe problem
  • Loss of clarity of left heart border = lingular problem
  • Loss of right hemidiaphragm = right lower lobe problem
  • Loss of left hemidiaphragm = left lower lobe problem