Egyptian eye sign

Last revised by Mostafa El-Feky ◉ on 28 Dec 2022

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Citation:

Awal S, El-Feky M, Fahrenhorst-Jones T, et al. Egyptian eye sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 27 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-94337

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-94337

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/94337

rID:

94337

Article created:

27 Oct 2021, Sandeep Singh Awal

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At the time the article was created Sandeep Singh Awal had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

28 Dec 2022, Mostafa El-Feky ◉

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6 times, by 3 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Vascular

Sections:

Signs, Anatomy

Tags:

saphenous vein, egyptian eye sign

"Egyptian eye sign" or "sonographic eye sign" refers to the normal appearance of great saphenous vein on ultrasound, in transverse view ^1,2.

Ultrasound examination of the great saphenous vein shows echogenic fascia surrounding it, with the saphenous fascia superiorly and the muscular fascia inferiorly. The appearance of great saphenous vein along with saphenous fascia and muscular fascia is known as the Egyptian eye sign ^1,2.

It can be likened to the Eye of Horus, a symbol in ancient Egyptian religion³.