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. 2011 Nov;12(4):526-7.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2011.4.2283.

Continuous diaphragm sign

Eric R Schmitt  1 , Michael D Burg
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Continuous diaphragm sign

Eric R Schmitt et al. West J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov.
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Conflicts of Interest: By the WestJEM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources, and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Frontal chest radiograph. The diaphragm is not obscured by the inferior heart border (black arrows).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Coronal reconstruction of chest computed tomography scan demonstrates a clear space between the heart and diaphragm (black arrows).
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