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Subtle chest x-ray signs of pulmonary thromboembolism: the Palla's and Westermark's signs
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Palla's sign,1 dilated right descending pulmonary artery >16 mm, and the Westermark's sign,2 focal oligaemia, are useful chest x-ray signs of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) even though their sensitivity and specificity are less. Here, we present a case in which PTE was suspected based on these chest x-ray signs.
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Contributors All authors contributed equally.
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