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• Hampton hump — Hampton s hump, also Hampton hump, is a radiologic sign seen on chest X rays indicating pulmonary infarction and classically due to pulmonary embolism induced atelectasis.It consists of a pleura based shallow wedge shaped consolidation in the… …   Wikipedia

• Hampton hump — Hamp·ton hump (hampґtən) [Aubrey Otis Hampton, American radiologist, 1900–1955] see under hump …   Medical dictionary

• hump — A rounded protuberance or bulge. buffalo h. SYN: buffalo type. dowager h. postmenopausal cervical kyphosis of older women due to osteoporosis and compression fractures of vertebra. Hampton h. a juxtapleural pulmonary soft tissue …   Medical dictionary

• Hampton — Aubrey Otis, U.S. radiologist, 1900–1955. See H. line, H. maneuver, H. technique, H. hump …   Medical dictionary

• Hampton hump — a homogeneous wedge shaped density in the peripheral region of the lung, with a convex apex toward the hilum; seen on the radiograph after pulmonary infarction …   Medical dictionary

• Hamptons (disambiguation) — Hamptons may refer to:Places*The Hamptons, the towns of Southampton and East Hampton on the South Fork, Suffolk County, New York *Hamptons, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, CanadaOther* The Hamptons, an episode of the sitcom Seinfeld …   Wikipedia

• Pulmonary embolism — Classification and external resources Chest spiral CT scan with radiocontrast agent showing multiple filling defects both at the bifurcation and in the pulmonary arteries. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Westermark sign — In chest radiography, the Westermark Sign, is a sign that represents a focus of oligemia (vasoconstriction) seen distal to a pulmonary embolus (PE). [cite journal | author = Ray J | title = Westermark sign and suspected pulmonary embolism. |… …   Wikipedia

• Radiologic sign — A radiologic sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or quality that is detected by a physician during examination of a radiograph (i.e. plain film, CT scan, MRI).Examples*Football sign *Hampton s hump *Omental cake *Pneumatosis… …   Wikipedia

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