Preferred Label : air crescent sign;
RADLEX synonyms : air crescent; Monod sign; air meniscus sign;
Definition : Crescent-shaped lucency around a lesion in the lung, visible on both radiography and
CT. Typically suggests invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.;
Définition CISMeF : Excavation des lésions en croissant au scanner thoracique suggérant l'aspegillose
pulmonaire invasive.;
Source : Radiology 2001; 218:230-232. Fleischner Society;
Origin ID : RID35000;
Associated condition(s)
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Crescent-shaped lucency around a lesion in the lung, visible on both radiography and
CT. Typically suggests invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.
Excavation des lésions en croissant au scanner thoracique suggérant l'aspegillose
pulmonaire invasive.