Preferred Label : pericardial fat tag sign;
Definition : Rounded opacities next to the cardiac apex on a supine radiograph. Suggests pneumothorax;
pericardial fat tags are not compressed by lung when free air is present.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35431;
Associated condition(s)
Rounded opacities next to the cardiac apex on a supine radiograph. Suggests pneumothorax;
pericardial fat tags are not compressed by lung when free air is present.
