RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Brain imaging inspired by outer space
JF Practical Neurology
JO Pract Neurol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 542
OP 546
DO 10.1136/pn-2023-003787
VO 23
IS 6
A1 Garg, Divyani
A1 Agarwal, Ayush
A1 Srivastava, Achal K
A1 Garg, Ajay
YR 2023
UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/23/6/542.abstract
AB Medicine has many vividly named signs. We have compiled a list of radiological cerebral signs inspired by phenomena in outer space. These range from the well-known ‘starry sky’ appearance of neurocysticercosis or tuberculomas, to various lesser known signs including the ‘starfield’ pattern of fat embolism; ‘sunburst’ sign of meningiomas; ‘eclipse’ sign of neurosarcoidosis; ‘comet tail’ sign of cerebral metastases; ‘Milky Way’ sign of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; ‘satellite’ and ‘black hole’ sign of intracranial haemorrhage; ‘crescent’ sign of arterial dissection and ‘crescent moon’ sign of Hirayama disease.All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as online supplemental information.