Black hole sign (intracerebral hemorrhage)
Last revised by Frank Gaillard on 4 Oct 2022
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Alhusseiny K, Gaillard F, Sharma R, et al. Black hole sign (intracerebral hemorrhage). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 20 Apr 2024) https://radiopaedia.org/articles/147425
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Khalid Alhusseiny ◉
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- CT black hole sign
The black hole sign refers to the non-contrast CT appearance of acute extravasation of blood into a hematoma, for example, an intracerebral hemorrhage, and therefore is a predictor of hemorrhage expansion 3. It can be thought of as an encapsulated swirl sign.
Radiographic features
The black hole sign represents a well-defined hypodense region within a hyperdense hematoma that is not connected to the nearby brain parenchyma 1,3. It may have variable shapes (round, oval, rod-like).
There should be at least a 28 Hounsfield unit (HU) difference between the black hole and the surrounding hemorrhage 1,3.
References
- 1. Li Q, Zhang G, Xiong X et al. Black Hole Sign. Stroke. 2016;47(7):1777-81. doi:10.1161/strokeaha.116.013186
- 2. Shakya M, Fu F, Zhang M et al. Comparison of Black Hole Sign, Satellite Sign, and Iodine Sign to Predict Hematoma Expansion in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. BioMed Research International. 2021;2021:1-8. doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/3919710
- 3. Morotti A, Boulouis G, Dowlatshahi D et al. Standards for Detecting, Interpreting, and Reporting Noncontrast Computed Tomographic Markers of Intracerebral Hemorrhage Expansion. Ann Neurol. 2019;86(4):480-92. doi:10.1002/ana.25563 - Pubmed
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