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1) Silhouette Sign Loss of normal border between structures e.g. Intrathoracic radioopacity obscuring the border of
the heart or aorta due to a contiguous structure.
Indirect Sign of Collapse a) Hilum will be displaced more to the collapsed part
>6cm
5) Pleural Effusion
1) Peripheral to hilar ( central anastomoses of periphery to central lymphatics ) Kerley A (white arrow)
2) Short peripheral lines ( parallel lines at the lower lobes )Kerley B (white arrowhead)
3) Reticular opacities at lung baseinterlobular space ( net like ) Kerley C (black arrowhead)