Preferred Label : tumbling bullet sign;
Definition : A bullet that assumes different positions on serial radiographs. If in abdomen, suggests
location within abscess. If in bone, indicates a traumatic bone cyst.;
Source : Eisenberg, Ronald L. Atlas of Signs in Radiology; http://www.gentili.net/signs/35.htm;
Origin ID : RID35666;
Associated condition(s)
A bullet that assumes different positions on serial radiographs. If in abdomen, suggests
location within abscess. If in bone, indicates a traumatic bone cyst.
