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01-06-2015 | Classics in Abdominal Imaging
The Comb Sign
Published in: Abdominal Radiology | Issue 5/2015
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20 years ago, Abdominal Imaging editor Morton Meyers described a CT sign now firmly in the radiology lexicon. He observed that, on contrast enhanced CT, the parallel engorged mesenteric vessels that supply bowel afflicted with active Crohn’s disease resemble the parallel teeth of a comb (Fig. 1). Thus, the “Comb Sign” was born.
Fig. 1
Parallel teeth of a standard hair comb.
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