Preferred Label : pockets-of-gas sign;
RADLEX synonyms : q;
Definition : Multiple small pockets of gas are visible in the posterior aortic bed on a CT scan
following vascular surgery and placement of a synthetic graft; gas lies outside lumen
of graft. Suggests prosthetic graft infection.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35451;
Associated condition(s)
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Multiple small pockets of gas are visible in the posterior aortic bed on a CT scan
following vascular surgery and placement of a synthetic graft; gas lies outside lumen
of graft. Suggests prosthetic graft infection.
