Anterior and posterior junctional lines

Case contributed by Aviad Lampner
Diagnosis not applicable

Presentation

Dyspnea, history of CHF.

Patient Data

Age: 85 years
Gender: Female

Small amount of pleural effusion on the left - slightly obtuse costophrenic angle and slight pleural medialization.

Annotated image

The posterior junctional line (red line) begins at the height of the aortic arch and extends cranially.

The anterior junctional line (blue line) begins at just above the carina and extends caudally.

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