Mount Fuji Sign-CT
"The Mount Fuji sign on CT scans of the brain is useful in discriminating tension pneumocephalus from nontension pneumocephalus. Tension pneumocephalus can be a neurosurgical emergency, unlike nontension pneumocephalus. Tension pneumocephalus occurs most commonly after the neurosurgical evacuation of a subdural hematoma."
The collapsed frontal lobes and the widening of the interhemispheric space between the tips of the frontal lobes have the appearance of the silhouette of Mount Fuji —hence, the Mount Fuji sign.
Mount Fuji Sign-CT
Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Thursday, February 03, 2011
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Sir ,
This may not be true always . We had an exceptional case which we published recently in the European Journal of Radiology .
Does the Mount Fuji Sign always signify ‘tension’ pneumocephalus? An exception and a reappraisal • Sandeep G. Jakhere, Deepak A. Yadav, Darshan G. Jain, Srikant Balasubramaniam
European Journal of Radiology Extra
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrex.2011.01.002
here is the link
http://www.journals.elsevierhealth.com/periodicals/ejrex/inpress
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