IS Case 591: Hampton's hump on radiograph from PE with CT correlates

Narasimhachar G. Prativadi, MD

Imaging Sciences URMC

Imaging Sciences URMC 2010
Publication Date: 2011-11-17

History

Patient is a 53-year-old male with hemoptysis and shortness of breath.

Findings

Chest radiograph revealed a pleural based wedge-shaped opacification at the right mid-lung. CT scout image showed the same wedge shaped opacity. Axial CT images reveal wedge shaped infarcted lung tissue and also the pulmonary embolism.

Diagnosis

Hampton's hump on radiograph from PE with CT correlates

Discussion

Chest radiograph revealed a pleural based wedge-shaped opacification at the right mid-lung. CT scout image showed the same wedge shaped opacity. Axial CT images reveal wedge shaped infarcted lung tissue and also the pulmonary embolism.

References

1. Helms C, Brant W. Fundamentals of Diagnostic Radiology. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007.
2. Weissleder R, Wittenberg J, Harisinghani MG. Primer of Diagnostic Imaging. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier, 2007.