
Fat stranding (CT) | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2024年9月4日 · Fat stranding is a common sign seen on CT wherever fat can be found. It is most commonly seen in abdomen/pelvis, but can also be seen in retroperitoneum , thorax, neck and subcutaneous tissues. It can be helpful in localizing both acute and chronic pathology.
Fat stranding (summary) | Radiology Reference Article
2020年5月13日 · Fat stranding is a sign that is seen on CT. It describes the change in attenuation of fat around an inflamed structure and is a very helpful signpost for intra-abdominal pathology.
Perinephric stranding | Radiology Reference Article
2023年11月5日 · Perinephric stranding refers to the appearance of edema within the fat of the perirenal space on CT or MRI. While a degree of symmetric bilateral perinephric stranding is common, particularly in the elderly, asymmetric or unilateral perinephric stranding is an important sign of renal inflammation or of acute obstruction.
Anasarca | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org
2022年8月12日 · CT. Anasarca of the body wall manifests as the following, in order of increasing severity 2: subcutaneous fat stranding; pockets of fluid accumulation on the dependent subcutaneous tissues; fluid accumulation in the intermuscular planes or non-dependent subcutaneous tissues
Misty mesentery sign | Radiology Reference Article
2024年1月15日 · Misty mesentery sign is a sign on CT in which mesenteric fat with increased attenuation mimics mistiness. Just as with fat stranding elsewhere, a number of processes can lead to the appearance including infiltration by inflammatory cells, edema, lymphatic accumulation, hemorrhage, tumor infiltration, and fibrosis.
Colonic diverticulitis | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2025年1月2日 · On imaging, non-complicated diverticulitis is characterized by focal fat stranding adjacent to a colonic diverticulum, usually in the sigmoid, in absence of the possible complications of the disease listed below. A small amount of extraluminal fluid and gas locules may be present.
Chronic periaortitis | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2025年3月8日 · PET scan and PET-CT with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is a reliable tool for assessing the metabolic activity of the mass: in early inflammatory stages the uptake is avid, in the late fibrotic stage there might be no uptake.
Strangulated fat-containing femoral hernia | Radiology Case ...
Right femoral hernia containing fat, swirling fluid, and surrounding stranding/inflammation. The hernia sac is noted to arise below the origin of the inferior epigastric vasculature, and the hernia compresses the femoral vein medially.
Mediastinitis | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2024年6月7日 · CT. Features may include: evidence of mediastinal inflammation such as fat stranding, edema and loss of the normal fat planes. single or multiple mediastinal fluid collections which may contain gas locules and demonstrate an enhancing wall. locoregional lymphadenopathy
Orbital infection | Radiology Reference Article - Radiopaedia.org
2025年2月21日 · CT is the imaging investigation of choice as it is: readily available at all hours and quick. ideal for assessing for underlying sinus disease. will identify a subperiosteal reaction or intracranial extension. CT Periorbital cellulitis