Open AccessThe dural tail sign
Author(s) -
Nasreen Mahomed,
Yusuf Seedat
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sa journal of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.18
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2078-6778
pISSN - 1027-202X
DOI - 10.4102/sajr.v15i4.361
Subject(s) - medicine , thickening , sign (mathematics) , meninges , anatomy , tapering , radiologic sign , contrast (vision) , radiology , pathology , radiography , optics , physics , mathematical analysis , chemistry , computer graphics (images) , mathematics , polymer science , computer science
The dural tail sign was first described by Wilms in 1989, as a post-contrast linear thickening of the meninges that resembles a tail extending from a mass on T1-weighted MR imaging. The sign consists of a tapering rim ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 cm in length with an inner surface that is either smooth or slightly nodular