Ponytail artifact

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest soreness and aches.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Dense serpiginous opacity on the upper left hemithorax extending to the supraclavicular fossa.

Heart size normal.  Lungs clear.

Case Discussion

A beautiful illustration of artifact from a pony tail on chest radiograph.

Ideally the radiograph should be repeated to ensure no sinister lesion is obscured by this artifact.

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