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Sharma R, Campos A, Heart sign (disambiguation). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-184976
The heart is named in a number of radiological signs:
boot-shaped heart in plain radiography of tetralogy of Fallot 1
broken heart sign in CT of incudomalleolar disarticulation 2
earth-heart sign in plain chest radiography of tension pneumomediastinum 3
heart sign in MRI brain of bilateral medullary ischaemic stroke 4
small heart sign in plain chest radiography of cardiac tamponade due to either tension pneumopericardium or pneumomediastinum 5
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1. Ferguson E, Krishnamurthy R, Oldham S. Classic Imaging Signs of Congenital Cardiovascular Abnormalities. Radiographics. 2007;27(5):1323-34. doi:10.1148/rg.275065148 - Pubmed
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2. Koontz N, Seltman T, Kralik S, Mosier K, Harnsberger H. Classic Signs in Head and Neck Imaging. Clin Radiol. 2016;71(12):1211-22. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2016.09.006 - Pubmed
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3. Carillo G, Caballero G, Carretero M. The Earth-Heart Sign: A New Diagnostic Finding in a Patient with Tension Pneumomediastinum. Lancet. 2014;383(9915):486. doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(13)62634-3 - Pubmed
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4. Duarte-Celada W, Montalvan V, Bueso T, Davila-Siliezar P. Bilateral Medial Medullary Stroke: "The Heart Sign". Radiol Case Rep. 2024;19(4):1329-32. doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2024.01.008 - Pubmed
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5. Mirvis S, Indeck M, Schorr R, Diaconis J. Posttraumatic Tension Pneumopericardium: The "Small Heart" Sign. Radiology. 1986;158(3):663-9. doi:10.1148/radiology.158.3.3945735 - Pubmed
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