Preferred Label : floating aorta sign;
Definition : Aorta is displaced anteriorly and is further from the lumbar spine than normal on
a CT scan. Suggests retroperitoneal abnormality.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35223;
Associated condition(s)
Aorta is displaced anteriorly and is further from the lumbar spine than normal on
a CT scan. Suggests retroperitoneal abnormality.
