Renal arterial cut-off sign
Last revised by Yaïr Glick on 30 Jan 2018
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Skandhan A, Glick Y, Bell D, et al. Renal arterial cut-off sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25537
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29 Oct 2013,
Avni K P Skandhan
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Yaïr Glick ◉
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- Renal artery cut off sign
- Renal artery cut off
Renal arterial cut-off sign, as the name suggests, is an abrupt termination of the contrast-opacified lumen of the renal artery. It may or may not be associated with contrast extravasation.
It is seen in a vascular injury, e.g. segmental or main renal artery thrombosis or occlusion.
References
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- 2. Dyer RB, Chen MY, Zagoria RJ. Classic signs in uroradiology. Radiographics. 2004;24 Suppl 1 (suppl 1): S247-80. Radiographics (full text) - doi:10.1148/rg.24si045509 - Pubmed citation