Medical Imaging      Approach to Chest X-Rays
 

Pneumothorax - Sulcus Sign


2. Evaluate for Pneumothorax - Sulcus Sign


Left Image:
Depicts the deep sulcus sign.
Right Image: Lateral decubitis view of the pneumothorax. The pleural air will rise above the lung in this view.


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