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Routine immigration chest
Patient Data
Age: 40 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Hair braid artifact - immigration chest radiograph
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Soft tissue density projected over the right upper lobe.
From the case:
Hair braid artifact - immigration chest radiograph
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The density disappears when the patient ties up her large braid.
Case Discussion
If you routinely add nipple markers to immigration chests, it saves unnecessary recalls for pesky nipple shadows. These studies are done at the client's expense and they invariably have to take time off work to get the repeat.