Preferred Label : rocker-bottom thymus sign;
Definition : Horizontal curved density overlying the heart or hilum that resembles a cradle rocker
on a frontal radiograph. Suggests pneumomediastinum; thymus is outlined.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35501;
Associated condition(s)
Horizontal curved density overlying the heart or hilum that resembles a cradle rocker
on a frontal radiograph. Suggests pneumomediastinum; thymus is outlined.
