Preferred Label : cord sign;
Definition : A homogeneous, hyperattenuating, cordlike appearance on a unenhanced transverse brain
CT, which appears as a result of increased attenuation in either the dural sinuses
or a vein filled with thrombus.;
Source : Radiology 2006; 240:299-300;
Origin ID : RID35109;
Associated condition(s)
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
A homogeneous, hyperattenuating, cordlike appearance on a unenhanced transverse brain
CT, which appears as a result of increased attenuation in either the dural sinuses
or a vein filled with thrombus.