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  2. Wilkinson's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Wilkinson's syndrome (also known as Sclerotic pedicle sign) is a radiographic term which describes a unilaterally enlarged pedicle opposite a contralateral pars defect. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The enlarged pedicle may due to stress hypertrophy, and changes may extend into the adjacent lamina and transverse processes.

  3. Pareidolia - Wikipedia

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    (The spinal pedicles resemble an owl's eyes and the spinous process resembles an owl's beak.) But when cancer erodes the bony spinal pedicle, the radiographic appearance changes such that now that eye of the owl seems missing or closed, which is called the "winking owl sign". Another common pattern is a "Scottie dog sign" on a spinal X-ray. [61]

  4. List of radiologic signs - Wikipedia

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    Bamboo sign; Banana sign; Bat wing appearance; Bear paw sign; Beveled edge sign; Bird of prey sign; Bite sign; Black pleura sign; Blade of grass sign (also known as Flame sign) Blumensaat's line; Bohler's angle; Bone-within-a-bone appearance; Boomerang sign; Bow tie appearance; Bowl of grapes sign; Bowler hat sign; Brim sign; Bucket handle tear ...

  5. Barking owl - Wikipedia

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    The barking owl or barking boobook (Ninox connivens), also known as the winking owl, is a nocturnal bird species native to mainland Australia and parts of New Guinea and the Moluccas. They are a medium-sized brown owl and have a characteristic voice with calls ranging from a barking dog noise to an intense human-like howl.

  6. Alimentation Couche-Tard - Wikipedia

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    The flagship Couche-Tard and Mac's stores, as well as some older Winks outlets, prominently feature a distinctive anthropomorphic red, winking owl. This mascot was inherited from the Provi-Soir / Winks chain when it was absorbed in the late 1990s.

  7. Radiologic sign - Wikipedia

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    The dark areas on both sides of the intestines indicate that air is present in both sides. This is called "Rigler's sign". A radiologic sign is an objective indication of some medical fact (that is, a medical sign) that is detected by a physician during radiologic examination with medical imaging [1] (for example, via an X-ray, CT scan, MRI scan, or sonographic scan).

  8. Light bulb sign - Wikipedia

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    The light bulb sign is a radiological finding observed on plain radiographs in the context of posterior shoulder dislocation. [1] It refers to the abnormal, rounded appearance of the humeral head, which resembles a "light bulb," due to internal rotation of the arm following dislocation.

  9. Owl's eye appearance - Wikipedia

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    Owl's eye appearance, also known as owl's eye sign, is a pattern used in the medical field to describe cells (or cell attributes) that resemble the shape of an actual owl's eye. Using the techniques of histology and radiology , microscopes and other medical imaging are used to locate this pattern of "owl's eye" shaped cells.