Erased charcoal sign (prostate cancer)
Last revised by Ian Bickle on 21 Dec 2019
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Citation:
Khader.O.Thabet M, Bickle I, Weerakkody Y, et al. Erased charcoal sign (prostate cancer). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 04 Oct 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-58886
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Article created:
11 Mar 2018,
Mohammed Al Khader.O.Thabet
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Last revised:
21 Dec 2019,
Ian Bickle ◉
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- Erased charcoal sign in prostate cancer
The erased charcoal sign describes the typical appearance of focal prostate cancer in the transition zone characterized as homogeneous hypointensity on T2WI with ill-defined borders, akin to a charcoal pencil drawing smudged with an eraser, often with a lenticular or waterdrop-like shape.
References
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- 2. Michelle D. Sakala, Raymond B. Dyer, Rafel Tappouni. The “erased charcoal” sign. (2017) Abdominal Radiology. 42 (3): 981. doi:10.1007/s00261-016-0938-x - Pubmed
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