To not lose the loss of silhouette sign

Abstract

The silhouette sign is a commonly used radiological terminology, useful in diagnosis. The term is a misnomer and the loss of silhouette sign is what is to be mentioned. Whenever there is a loss of silhouette sign in a chest radiograph the differential diagnosis of consolidation, pleural effusion, collapse. etc., needs to be considered.

Keywords

• chest radiograph
• loss of silhouette sign
• pleural effusion