http://www.wikiradiography.net/index.php?title=Calcium_Sign&feed=atom&action=historyCalcium Sign - Revision history2024-03-28T20:27:27ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.1http://www.wikiradiography.net/index.php?title=Calcium_Sign&diff=28106&oldid=prevTravis: Created page with "<div class="WPC-editableContent"><br/><font size="5"><b>Introduction</b></font><br/><blockquote>The <b>calcium sign</b> is a finding on chest x-ray that suggests aortic disse..."2020-11-11T16:37:37Z<p>Created page with "<div class="WPC-editableContent"><br/><font size="5"><b>Introduction</b></font><br/><blockquote>The <b>calcium sign</b> is a finding on chest x-ray that suggests aortic disse..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div><div class="WPC-editableContent"><br/><font size="5"><b>Introduction</b></font><br/><blockquote>The <b>calcium sign</b> is a finding on chest x-ray that suggests aortic dissection. It is the separation of the intimal calcification from the outer aortic soft tissue border by 10mm. <a class="external" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_dissection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font size="1">(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aortic_dissection)</font></a> This is not an important sign for radiographers given that it is rarely seen.<br/><br/></blockquote><br/><font size="5"><b>Plain film Appearance</b></font><br/><blockquote><table align="bottom" cellpadding="3" class="WPC-edit-style-grid1 WPC-edit-border-all WPC-edit-styleData-color1=%23ebebeb&amp;color2=%23c7c7c7" width="100%"><tr><td align="center" class="" width="50%">[[File:TUP2NTcFDEm8 3u3E8r1mA248577.jpeg|611px|calcium sign]]</td><td align="center" class="" width="50%">[[File:KlD0u 4dUGYkk2IbGkkMRQ276760.jpeg|755px|calcium sign]]</td></tr><tr><td class="" width="50%">The arrowed distance represents a normal aortic wall thickness</td><td class="" width="50%">The arrowed distance represents the aneurysmal wall thickness.</td></tr></table></blockquote><br/></div></div>Travis