Kerley line
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after Peter Kerley (1900–1979), Irish radiologist.
Noun[edit]
Kerley line (plural Kerley lines)
- A sign seen on chest radiographs with interstitial pulmonary edema. They are thin linear pulmonary opacities caused by fluid or cellular infiltration into the interstitium of the lungs.