Pigs-in-a-blanket sign
Last revised by Hamish Smith
on 30 Nov 2018
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Tatco V, Smith H, Pigs-in-a-blanket sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 17 Jan 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-64590
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Article created:
30 Nov 2018,
Vincent Tatco
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Last revised:
30 Nov 2018,
Hamish Smith
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- Pigs in a blanket sign
- Pigs-in-a-blanket coronary artery
- Pigs-in-a-blanket coronary arteries
Pigs-in-a-blanket sign refers to the CT appearance of coronary pseudotumors, which are observed in IgG4-related coronary periarteritis. This appears as a soft tissue mass surrounding the involved segment of the coronary artery.
References
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- 3. Oyama-Manabe N, Yabusaki S, Manabe O, Kato F, Kanno-Okada H, Kudo K. IgG4-related Cardiovascular Disease from the Aorta to the Coronary Arteries: Multidetector CT and PET/CT. (2018) Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 38 (7): 1934-1948. doi:10.1148/rg.2018180049 - Pubmed
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