Linear atelectasis in the lingula as a diagnostic feature of left lower lobe collapse: Nordenström's sign.
Collapse of the left lower lobe is sometimes accompanied by linear atelectasis in the lingula. The lingular atelectasis may be more readily apparent than conventional signs of left lower collapse. The mechanism of this association as first described by Nordenström is discussed and its value as a diagnostic sign emphasised.
Price
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Department of Radiology, Royal Canberra Hospital, ACT, Australia.
D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography