Preferred Label : right paratracheal stripe sign;
RADLEX synonyms : right paratracheal stripe;
Definition : Widening of the normal water-density stripe between the trachea and right lung on
a frontal radiograph. Suggests lympadenopathy, mediastinal inflammation, mediastinal
hemorrhage, pleural effusion, pleural thickening, tracheal disease, or arterial injury
following trauma.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology. Fleischner Society;
Origin ID : RID35486;
Associated condition(s)
Widening of the normal water-density stripe between the trachea and right lung on
a frontal radiograph. Suggests lympadenopathy, mediastinal inflammation, mediastinal
hemorrhage, pleural effusion, pleural thickening, tracheal disease, or arterial injury
following trauma.
