Radiologic sign
A radiologic sign is an objective indication of some medical fact (that is, a medical sign) that is detected by a physician during radiologic examination with medical imaging[1] (for example, via an X-ray, CT scan, MRI scan, or sonographic scan).
Examples
[edit]- Double decidual sac sign[2]
- Face of the giant panda sign
- Football sign
- Golden S sign
- Hampton's hump
- Hilum overlay sign
- Kerley lines
- Mickey Mouse sign
- Omental cake
- Peribronchial cuffing
- Pneumatosis intestinalis
- Rigler's sign
- Westermark sign
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Parker, Mark S.; Chasen, Marvin H.; Paul, Narinder (1 March 2009). "Radiologic Signs in Thoracic Imaging: Case-Based Review and Self-Assessment Module". American Journal of Roentgenology. 192 (3_supplement): S34–S48. doi:10.2214/AJR.07.7081. ISSN 0361-803X. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ Gaillard, Frank. "Double decidual sac sign | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org". Radiopaedia. Retrieved 9 May 2021.