Feeding vessel sign

Last revised by Rohit Sharma ◉ on 15 Oct 2021

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Citation:

Niknejad M, Sharma R, El-Feky M, et al. Feeding vessel sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21447

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21447

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/21447?iframe=true

rID:

21447

Article created:

23 Jan 2013, Mohammadtaghi Niknejad ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Mohammadtaghi Niknejad had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

15 Oct 2021, Rohit Sharma ◉

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Revisions:

24 times, by 10 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Signs

Synonyms:

Feeding vessel sign in lung
Vessel sign in lung

Feeding vessel sign consists of a distinct vessel leading directly to a nodule or a mass. This sign indicates either that the lesion has a hematogenous origin or that the disease process occurs near small pulmonary vessels.

A number of vessel-related non-neoplastic disorders of the lung produce focal disease, including ¹: