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costophrenic

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costophrenic
pertaining to the ribs and diaphragm.

costophrenic angle
in radiographs, the angle between the ribs and the diaphragm. Details may be blurred by the presence of fluid in the pleural cavity.


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Chest x-ray revealed subcutaneous emphysema over the lower neck region, atelectasis of the right lower lung field, and bilateral blunting of the costophrenic angle (Fig.
Initial chest x-ray showed air-space shadowing of the right upper and middle lobes of the lung, as well as blunting of the fight costophrenic angle.
A subject was classified as having a pleural abnormality if two out of three B-readers indicated a) any unilateral or bilateral pleural calcification on the diaphragm, chest wall, or other site or b) any unilateral or bilateral pleural thickening or plaque on the chest wall, diaphragm, or costophrenic angle site, consistent with asbestos-related pleural disease, using the P-A view, the oblique views, or a combination of those views.
 
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