Preferred Label : starry night sign;
Definition : Several circular shadows are seen on a splenic arteriogram following trauma, resembling
the stars in van Gogh's Starry Night. Suggests splenic rupture; stars represent static
malpighian marginal sinus circulation.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology.;
Origin ID : RID35579;
Associated condition(s)
Several circular shadows are seen on a splenic arteriogram following trauma, resembling
the stars in van Gogh's Starry Night. Suggests splenic rupture; stars represent static
malpighian marginal sinus circulation.