Notch sign (disambiguation)
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Gaillard F, Bell D, Sarangi P, et al. Notch sign (disambiguation). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1740
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- Notch signs: general
There are many so-called notch signs. They include:
- focal notch in the wall (or tail extending from) a 2nd branchial cleft cyst between the internal and external carotid arteries
- peripheral notches in the contour of a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) suggests malignancy
- thymic notch sign
- lateral femoral notch sign (knee)
- right posterior hepatic notch sign
- notch sign in primary CNS lymphoma 5
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