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Initially, this video may be confusing, as there is no clear anchoring structures other than the rib shadows. During respiration, however, the liver can be seen on the right side of the screen with overlying diaphragm. It then becomes clear that the opacity on chest radiograph initially thought to be effusion is actually just densely atelectatic tissue seen as hepatization above the diaphragm.