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Increased retrosternal airspace

Dr Frank Gaillard et al.

Increased retrosternal airspace is an indicator of hyperinflation of the lungs and is usually due to emphysema.

The thickness of the space between the ascending aorta and the sternum is normally no more than 2.5cm 1.

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