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RID35542 signet ring sign of chest

synonym

pearl ring sign

definition

Soft-tissue attenuating circle attached to larger soft-tissue attenuating ring with hypoattenuating center visible on lung CT scans, resembling a signet ring. Indicates bronchiectasis; circle represents pulmonary artery, and ring represents air-filled, thick, dilated bronchus.

comment

http://radiology.rsna.org/cgi/content/full/212/1/67