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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.
(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]
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.
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.
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).
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.
Positive John Thomas sign in patient with right femoral enchondroma. The John Thomas sign, [1] also known as the Throckmorton sign, [2] is a slang or joke term used in the field of radiology. It refers to the position of a penis as it relates to pathology on an X-ray of a pelvis. When the penis (visible on the X-ray as a shadow) points towards ...
Martin Joe Laurello (born Martin Emmerling, 1885-1955), also known by the stage names Human Owl and Bobby the Boy with the Revolving Head, was a German-American sideshow performer and biological rarity who could turn his head 180 degrees to the rear.