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Fleischner sign

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Overview

Fleischner’s sign is a chest X-ray finding defined as the presence of a prominent central pulmonary artery. Fleischner’s sign is a rare finding of pulmonary embolism.

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