title: Pseudostripe sign in lobar collapse.
abstract: The stripe sign in perfusion lung scanning refers to an area of focal hypoperfusion that fails to extend to the pleural surface, leaving a peripheral rim of perfused parenchyma. Although experimental evidence suggests that the stripe sign is caused by central pulmonary emphysema, we report a case of an identical perfusion defect related to a completely collapsed left lower lobe. This etiology should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the stripe sign.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University of South Carclina, Charleston 29425, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Schabel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging