Preferred Label : melting sign;
Definition : Lung density whose periphery shrinks over time on frontal radiographs, with pleural
base remaining intact. Suggests pulmonary infarct.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35370;
Associated condition(s)
Lung density whose periphery shrinks over time on frontal radiographs, with pleural
base remaining intact. Suggests pulmonary infarct.
