Preferred Label : halo sign of liver;
Definition : Round density surrounding lucent liver defect on a hepatic angiogram; hepatic artery
and portal vein are often displaced. Suggests avascular or hypovascular intrahepatic
mass; compressed, hyperemic parenchyma surrounds lesion.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35259;
Associated condition(s)
Round density surrounding lucent liver defect on a hepatic angiogram; hepatic artery
and portal vein are often displaced. Suggests avascular or hypovascular intrahepatic
mass; compressed, hyperemic parenchyma surrounds lesion.
