Ginkgo leaf sign (subcutaneous emphysema)

Last revised by Travis Fahrenhorst-Jones ◉ on 17 May 2022

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Citation:

Abbasi B, Fahrenhorst-Jones T, Warner R, et al. Ginkgo leaf sign (subcutaneous emphysema). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22550

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22550

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/22550

rID:

22550

Article created:

6 Apr 2013, Bita Abbasi

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Bita Abbasi had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

17 May 2022, Travis Fahrenhorst-Jones ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Travis Fahrenhorst-Jones had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

18 times, by 13 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest, Musculoskeletal

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

subcutaneous emphysema, stub, refs

Synonyms:

Ginkgo leaf appearance chest
Ginkgo leaf sign of subcutaneous emphysema
Ginkgo leaf sign of surgical emphysema
Ginkgo leaf sign

The ginkgo leaf sign of the chest, also referred as the ginkgo leaf sign of subcutaneous emphysema, is a radiographic appearance seen with extensive subcutaneous emphysema of the chest wall. Gas outlines the fibers of the pectoralis major muscle and creates a branching pattern that resembles the branching pattern in the veins of a ginkgo leaf.

The ginkgo leaf sign is also used to describe the appearance of spinal meningiomas (ginkgo leaf sign - spinal meningioma).