Preferred Label : black pleura sign;
Definition : Pleura appears as a lucent line between ribs and dense lungs on a radiograph, suggesting
alveolar calcification due to microlithiasis or hyperparathyroidism.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35043;
Associated condition(s)
Pleura appears as a lucent line between ribs and dense lungs on a radiograph, suggesting
alveolar calcification due to microlithiasis or hyperparathyroidism.