Hog s head cheese sign redirected from head cheese sign a term of art referring to a ct appearance in which there are mixed densities of lung parenchyma which has been fancifully likened to the appearance of the mixture of boiled pork scraps and pigs feet in a gelatinous base which is marketed as hog s head cheese. Head cheese or brawn is a cold cut that originated in europe a version pickled with vinegar is known as souse head cheese is not a dairy cheese but a terrine or meat jelly often made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig or less commonly a sheep or cow and often set in aspic the parts of the head used vary but the brain eyes and ears are usually removed. Head cheese sign combination of ground glass opacity and mosaic perfusion on chest ct seen in hypersensitivity pneumonitis dip sarcoid. The diagnosis is mycoplasma pneumonia with associated bronchiolitis as indicated by the head cheese sign. Mosaic attenuation pattern low attenuation.
The head cheese sign refers to a juxtaposition of regions with three or sometimes more different densities regions of different attenuation within the lungs. For immediate assistance contact customer service. Solution to question 4 the combination of mixed densities in the lung parenchyma created by ground glass opacities air space consolidations reduced lung attenuation from mosaic perfusion and intervening normal lung give the lung a. Head cheese sign hilum convergence sign hilum overlay sign hogs head cheese sign incomplete border sign luftsichel sign thoracic imaging walking man sign water bottle sign. Hockey stick ureter aka fishhooking j shaped appearance of distal ureter from enlargement of prostate and elevation of trigone usually in bph.
The head cheese sign refers to a juxtaposition of regions with three or sometimes more different densities regions of different attenuation within the lungs. Your account has been temporarily locked due to incorrect sign in attempts and will be automatically unlocked in 30 mins. Ground glass opacities high attenuation mosaic attenuation pattern low attenuation normal lung tissue normal attenuation a mix. The head cheese sign refers to a juxtaposition of regions with three or sometimes more different densities regions of different attenuation within the lungs. The head cheese sign refers to a juxtaposition of regions with three or sometimes more different densities regions of different attenuation within the lungs.
Ground glass opacities high attenuation mosaic attenuation pattern low attenuation normal lung tissue normal attenuation a mix. Hog s head cheese sign redirected from head cheese sign a term of art referring to a ct appearance in which there are mixed densities of lung parenchyma which has been fancifully likened to the appearance of the mixture of boiled pork scraps and pigs feet in a gelatinous base which is marketed as hog s head cheese.