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Fig. 3 | Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Fig. 3

From: Diagnostic validity of thoracic ultrasound in the assessment of pulmonary embolism

Fig. 3

ac CT pulmonary angiography shown in axial sections in the mediastinal window demonstrating a, b a saddle-shaped embolus extending from the distal pulmonary artery bifurcation to the right and the left main pulmonary branches then into the upper and lower segmental and subsegmental divisions (red arrows). c A mild right pleural effusion and multiple pleural-based subsegmental atelectasis were detected. d, e Ultrasound images in B-mode for the same patient showing a right basal hypoechoic pleural-based lesion (yellow arrow) in d; coexistent right basal mild reactive simple pleural effusion was seen (open yellow arrow) in e

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