Hampton hump
Appearance
Hampton's hump, also called Hampton hump, is a radiologic sign seen on chest radiographs indicating pulmonary infarction and atelectasis classically due to pulmonary embolism.[1] It was first described by Aubrey Otis Hampton in 1940.[2]
It consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery of the lung with it's base against the pleural surface.
See also
References
- ^ "Pulmonary embolism". Slideshow. LifeHUgger.com.
- ^ Hampton AO, Castleman B (1940). "Correlation of postmortem chest teleroentgenograms with autopsy findings: with special reference to pulmonary embolism and infarction". Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther. 34: 305–326.