Preferred Label : halo sign of heart;
Definition : Radiolucent ring around the border of the heart but not beyond great vessels on a
frontal radiograph of a neonate. Suggests pneumopericardium.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35258;
Associated condition(s)
Radiolucent ring around the border of the heart but not beyond great vessels on a
frontal radiograph of a neonate. Suggests pneumopericardium.