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Ghost face (Rorschach radiology)

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis not applicable
x-ray

Opacity projecting over the left hilum that looks remarkably like a "ghost face". 

Case Discussion

This ghost face bears a resemblance the masked character from the Scream movies. 

Case courtesy of Sarah Mahal, radiographer, The Royal Melbourne Hospital. 

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