We suggest that physicians to be aware of and utilize CXR findings such as Palla's sign, Westermark sign and Hamptons hump to help with the diagnosis of PE and to exclude other conditions that can mimic venous thrombo-embolism. Even if these signs are not common, their presence, even in ...
Pallau2019s Sign and Hamptonu2019s Hump in Pulmonary EmbolismHumansAngiographyTomography, X-Ray ComputedAbortion, InducedAdultPulmonary EmbolismFemaleSorry, there is nodoi:10.1159/000317135Taylor, Brice T.Pezzo, Stephanie P.Rumbak, MarkS. Karger AGRespiration...
Chest X-ray done showed both Hampton's hump on the left side of chest and Westermark sign in the same X-ray film. Hampton's hump is peripheral wedge-shaped opacity abutting the pleura, signifying pulmonary infarct distal to pulmonary embolism.[1] Hampton's hump present on the right side ...