Segel-Zeichen (Thymus)

The thymic sail sign represents a triangular-shaped inferior margin of the normal thymus seen on a neonatal frontal chest radiograph. It is more commonly seen on the right side, but can also be bilateral. It is seen in 3-15% of all cases. This sign should not be confused with the spinnaker sail sign which indicates a pneumomediastinum.
See also
- elbow sail sign: the raised anterior fat pad on an elbow radiograph
- spinnaker sail sign (angel wing sign): thymus outlined in pneumomediastinum
- retrocardiac sail sign: left lower lobe collapse on a chest radiograph
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