Preferred Label : Westermark sign;
Definition : Increased lucency in part or all of a lung, often with decreased lucency in opposite
lung on a radiograph. Suggests large vessel pulmonary embolism and pulmonary oligemia.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35697;
Associated condition(s)
Increased lucency in part or all of a lung, often with decreased lucency in opposite
lung on a radiograph. Suggests large vessel pulmonary embolism and pulmonary oligemia.
