Pseudobullseye Sign of the Testicle A Window to the Peritoneum
Although the finding of a central photopenic area with a rim of increased uptake of radiopharmaceutical in the scrotum has been described as the “bullseye” sign for testicular torsion, thesame finding can be seen with other lesions. When the processus vaginalis remains patent, the scrotum can serve...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical nuclear medicine 1991-08, Vol.16 (8), p.604-605 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Although the finding of a central photopenic area with a rim of increased uptake of radiopharmaceutical in the scrotum has been described as the “bullseye” sign for testicular torsion, thesame finding can be seen with other lesions. When the processus vaginalis remains patent, the scrotum can serve as a “window” to pathologies of the intraperitoneal cavity. This report briefly demonstrates two scintigraphic studies that presented as “pseudobullseye” of the scrotum. |
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ISSN: | 0363-9762 1536-0229 |
DOI: | 10.1097/00003072-199108000-00019 |