Preferred Label : incomplete fissure sign;
RADLEX synonyms : incomplete pulmonary interlobar fissure sign;
Definition : A curvilinear line xray separating perihilar lucency and peripheral opacity, seen
on frontal chest radiograph. Suggests pleural effusion in a lung with a major fissure
that is incomplete medially.;
Source : RadioGraphics 2001; 21:861-874;
Origin ID : RID35300;
Associated condition(s)
A curvilinear line xray separating perihilar lucency and peripheral opacity, seen
on frontal chest radiograph. Suggests pleural effusion in a lung with a major fissure
that is incomplete medially.
