Preferred Label : rim sign of gallbladder;
RADLEX synonyms : gallbladder rim sign; pericholecystic rim sign; thickened gallbladder wall sign;
Definition : Appearance of a curvilinear, penicholecystic rim of increased hepatic tracer activity
adjacent to a photopenic gallbladder fossa on cholescintigraphy. Indicates acute cholecystitis.;
Source : Radiology 1998; 209:801-802;
Origin ID : RID35490;
Associated condition(s)
Appearance of a curvilinear, penicholecystic rim of increased hepatic tracer activity
adjacent to a photopenic gallbladder fossa on cholescintigraphy. Indicates acute cholecystitis.