C. H. Joseph Chang (1929 – 2017) was an American radiologist. Chang sign (CXR finding in pulmonary embolus) decribed in 1965
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Felix Fleischner
Felix George Fleischner (1893 – 1969) was an Austrian radiologist. Eponymously affiliated with the Fleischner sign; one of several described CXR signs of pulmonary embolus
Nils Westermark
Nils Johan Hugo Westermark (1892 – 1980) was a Swedish radiologist. Westermark sign (1938) of relative oligemia on CXR in pulmonary embolism
Antonio Palla
Biography Born 1950 Medical Eponyms Palla sign (1983) right descending pulmonary artery enlargement. Potential sign of pulmonary embolism on chest XR Major Publications Palla A, Donnamaria V, Petruzzelli S, Rossi G, Riccetti G, Giuntini C. Enlargement of the right descending pulmonary artery in pulmonary embolism. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1983 Sep;141(3):513-7. [PMID 6603760] [Palla sign] […]
Aubrey Hampton
Aubrey Otis Hampton (1900 – 1955) was an American Radiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Hampton hump and Hampton line
Philip S Wells
Biography Born Kincardine, Canada 1984 – MD, University of Ottawa 1991 – Specialist in haematology, McMaster University 1994 – MSc in epidemiology, McMaster University Medical Eponyms Wells criteria (2001) risk stratifies patients for pulmonary embolism (PE) Wells Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Criteria (2003) risk stratify patients for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT). Key Medical Attributions Controversies […]
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