Paint brush borders sign
Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 22 Oct 2018
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Bell D, Paint brush borders sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-63838
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20 Oct 2018, Daniel J Bell ◉
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The paint brush borders sign may be seen on MRI of a giant cell tumor, at the margin between the lesion and the normal bone. The sign specifically refers to the jagged interface as the tumor penetrates into the bone which mimics the profile of the bristles of a paint brush.
It has recently been shown to be a risk factor for local recurrence of giant cell tumor.
References
- 1. He Y, Wang J, Rui W, Lin J, Yuan F, Du L, Zhang J, Ding X. Retrospective investigation of "paint brush borders" sign in association with local recurrence of giant cell tumor of bone after intralesional curettage. (2018) Journal of bone oncology. 10: 41-48. doi:10.1016/j.jbo.2017.11.002 - Pubmed
- 2. He Y, Zhang J, Ding X. Prognosis of local recurrence in giant cell tumour of bone: what can we do?. (2017) La Radiologia medica. 122 (7): 505-519. doi:10.1007/s11547-017-0746-6 - Pubmed
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