Abstract
Increased density of the right paracardiac lung field is frequently visible in patients with pectus excavatum. This sign is due to compression of the lungs by the bent costal cartilages of the pectus and should not be interpreted as evidence of pulmonary infiltrate.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Cardiomyopathies / diagnostic imaging
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Child, Preschool
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Female
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Funnel Chest / diagnostic imaging*
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Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging
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Humans
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Male
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Marfan Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumonia / diagnostic imaging*
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Pulmonary Atelectasis / diagnostic imaging*
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Radiography