ArticleThe British journal of radiology2019
The split sign: The MRI equivalent of the bell clapper deformity.
Article in The British journal of radiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- MRI of the Scrotum and Penis: Current Applications and Clinical Relevance.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Testicular volume and Tanner stage: determinant factors for testicular torsion.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2022Article
- When to ask for an MRI of the scrotum.Andrology · 2021Review
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Abstract
methods: The cases of eight patients who underwent MRI and surgery for acute scrotum between January 2010 and January 2017 were evaluated. We recorded whether hyperintense fluid on T
results: In one patient without hydrocele, readers were unable to evaluate the anatomy of the tunica vaginalis. Among seven patients with hydrocele, five had the split sign and all were surgically confirmed as BCD. In two patients with hydrocele but no split sign, one had normal scrotal anatomy and the other had a BCD with a necrotic testis adherent to the scrotal wall.
conclusion: The split sign on MRI corresponded well to the lack of fixation of the epididymis to the scrotal wall and detected BCD with high sensitivity (5/6). ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE:: A hyperintense area on T
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