Preferred Label : angel wings sign;
Definition : Both thymic lobes are elevated, resembling a pair of angel wings on a frontal radiograph.
Suggests pneumomediastinum.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35003;
Associated condition(s)
See also inter- (CISMeF)
Both thymic lobes are elevated, resembling a pair of angel wings on a frontal radiograph.
Suggests pneumomediastinum.