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CTRSConfirmedFRCR 2B
Pulmonary embolism - Westermark and Fleischner signs
Clinical Presentation
A adult patient presents acutely with pleuritic chest pain, severe dyspnoea, hypoxia, and haemodynamic compromise.
- 1Intraluminal filling defect within the pulmonary arterial tree on CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA), with surrounding pulmonary oligemia or wedge-shaped pleural-based infarct.