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. 2014 Oct;31(4):416-8.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.142095.

Completely opaque hemithorax

Rakesh K Chawla  1 , Arun Madan  2 , Kamanasish Das  1 , Aditya Chawla  3
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Completely opaque hemithorax

Rakesh K Chawla et al. Lung India. 2014 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
X-ray chest showing opaque left hemithorax
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan lung window showing aerated part of left lung
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT scan mediastinal window showing left pulmonary artery and rudimentary branch of left pulmonary artery. AA -Ascending Aorta, DA -Descending Aorta, MP -Main Pulmonary Artery, RP -Right Pulmonary Artery, Arrow -Showing left pulmonary artery and its rudimentary branch
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