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hyperlucency

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hyperlucency /hy·per·lu·cen·cy/ (-loo´sen-se) excessive radiolucency.
hyperlucency
Imaging A region on a plain film with ↓ tissue density, allowing for ↑ transmission of X-rays


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1,2,7,10) The transverse band of air sign (air in the transverse sinus of the pericardium) (2,10) and the triangle of air sign (a hyperlucency behind the sternum, anterior to the cardiac base and the aortic root) (2,10) are useful in distinguishing pneumopericardium from pneumomediastinum.
Unilateral Hyperlucency and Lung Abscess in a 20-Year-Old Woman
 
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