Tuesday 30 October 2012

Various double signs

Double bleb sign : Appearance of amnion and yolk sac at 5-6 weeks. Embryo lies between amnion and yolk sac

Double bubble sign : Sign of duodenal atresia and other forms of duodenal obstruction.

Double decidua sign : Sign of early normal intrauterine gestation.

Double density sign (cardiac) : Sign of left atrial enlargement when right side of the left atrium pushes into the adjacent lung.

Double density sign (Nucs) : Pattern of uptake that may be seen on bone scans in patients with osteoid osteomas.

Double duct sign : Simultaneous dilatation of the common bile and pancreatic ducts that is generally caused by a tumor in the pancreatic head.

Double PCL sign : MRI sign of a bucket-handle meniscal tear.

Double track sign : :Appearance of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis that may be seen on upper GI series.

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