Preferred Label : fissure sign;
Definition : Reduced radionuclide uptake seen along major or minor fissure on lung scintigraph.
Represents increased area of hypoperfusion, often due to pleural effusion.;
Source : Radiology 1999; 213:59-60;
Origin ID : RID35214;
Associated condition(s)
Reduced radionuclide uptake seen along major or minor fissure on lung scintigraph.
Represents increased area of hypoperfusion, often due to pleural effusion.
