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Lung point sign (lateral chest wall). The edge of a pneumothorax, or lung point, can be seen on the curvature of the lateral chest of a mechanically ventilated patient with a large, postprocedural pneumothorax. Aerated lung superiorly (left) slides into the field of view next to the collapsed, nonsliding portion of lung (right).