Spinnaker sail

Case contributed by Ian Bickle
Diagnosis not applicable

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For illustration purposes.

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Case Discussion

Spinnaker has been used in two radiological sign contexts.

1.  In pneumomediastininum in the neonate on chest x-ray

2.  In vocal cord paralysis on CT chest

Both assigned this name due to the shape of the pathology being like the shape of a spinnaker sail.

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