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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). While the chest x-ray is abnormal in the majority of PE cases, the Westermark sign is seen in only 2% of patients.
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