Peg-like tonsils refer to the CT or MR appearances of pointed cerebellar tonsils on sagittal scans. The may help distinguish low-lying tonsils from cerebellar tonsillar ectopia due to a Chiari I malformation.
The terminology of caudally displaced tonsils is discussed in the article on cerebellar tonsillar ectopia.
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