Preferred Label : falx sign;
Definition : Long, thin line of high attenuation running sagittally through the middle of the brain
on a nonenhanced CT scan, representing the falx cerebri. Originally ascribed to subarachnoid
bleeding, but now recognized as normal.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35199;
Associated condition(s)
Long, thin line of high attenuation running sagittally through the middle of the brain
on a nonenhanced CT scan, representing the falx cerebri. Originally ascribed to subarachnoid
bleeding, but now recognized as normal.
