Chinese dragon sign: splenic artery calcification
journal contribution
posted on 2022-11-22, 21:11 authored by Subramaniyan Ramanathan‘Chinese dragon sign’ describes the appearance of tortuous calcified splenic artery on an abdominal radiograph [1, 2]. The Dragon is a mythical creature and denoted generally as snake-like with four legs and considered one of the 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac [3] (Fig. 1). The tortuous course with arterial wall calcification resembles the body of dragon, and the more tortuous coiled segment near the splenic hilum resembles the head of dragon (Fig. 2).
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Published in: Abdominal Radiology
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
See article on publisher's website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00261-019-02054-8
Funding
Open Access funding provided by the Qatar National Library.
History
Language
- English
Publisher
Springer NaturePublication Year
- 2019
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This Item is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.Institution affiliated with
- Hamad Medical Corporation
- Al Wakra Hospital - HMC
- Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar
