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fat stranding
Etiology:
- can be helpful localizing both acute & chronic pathology
- non-specific sign
- can be seen in infectious, inflammatory, malignant, or traumatic conditions
Epidemiology:
- common sign seen on CT wherever fat can be found.
- commonly seen in abdomen/pelvis
- can also be seen in retroperitoneum, thorax, neck & subcutaneous tissues
Radiology:
- increased attenuation which can be ill-defined, reticular, linear,
- in some malignancies may be reticulonodular
General
sign/symptom
References
- Knipe H
Fat stranding (CT)
Radiopaedia. May 14, 2020
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/fat-stranding-ct-1