Preferred Label : ripple sign;
Definition : Concentric dense and lucent lines resemble ripples on a cerebral arteriogram. Suggests
abscess near center of ripples; arteries residing in sulci are displaced by edema.
May also suggests metastatic neoplasm.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35500;
Associated condition(s)
Concentric dense and lucent lines resemble ripples on a cerebral arteriogram. Suggests
abscess near center of ripples; arteries residing in sulci are displaced by edema.
May also suggests metastatic neoplasm.
