Preferred Label : pseudokidney sign;
Definition : Kidney-shaped mass that is hyperechoic centrally and hypoechoic peripherally on ultrasound.
Represents longitudinal view of intussusception; mesentery fat is hyperechoic, edematous
intussusceptum is hypoechoic.;
Source : Radiology 1999; 211:395-397;
Origin ID : RID35461;
Associated condition(s)
Kidney-shaped mass that is hyperechoic centrally and hypoechoic peripherally on ultrasound.
Represents longitudinal view of intussusception; mesentery fat is hyperechoic, edematous
intussusceptum is hypoechoic.
