Toothpaste sign

Last revised by Mostafa Elfeky on 24 Jun 2023

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Elfeky M, Bickle I, et al. Toothpaste sign. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2186

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-2186

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/2186?iframe=true

rID:

2186

Article created:

2 May 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

24 Jun 2023, Mostafa Elfeky ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Mostafa Elfeky had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

10 times, by 6 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Musculoskeletal, Spine

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

stub, refs, spine

Synonyms:

Toothpaste sign in spinal imaging

The toothpaste sign in spinal imaging represents an extrusion of an intervertebral disc into the epidural space. It is called after the shape of extruded material relatively to the parent disc in a sagittal plane.

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