Preferred Label : salt-and-pepper sign;
RADLEX synonyms : salt-and-pepper pattern;
Definition : A speckled appearance of tissue, typically described on MRI. Used to describe some
highly vascular tumors which contain foci of hemorrhage, typically a paraganglioma.
The appearance is on on T1-weighted sequences, and is made up of punctate regions
of hyperintensity (salt) and small flow voids (pepper).;
Source : Radiopaedia;
Origin ID : RID35512;
Associated condition(s)
A speckled appearance of tissue, typically described on MRI. Used to describe some
highly vascular tumors which contain foci of hemorrhage, typically a paraganglioma.
The appearance is on on T1-weighted sequences, and is made up of punctate regions
of hyperintensity (salt) and small flow voids (pepper).
