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Reverse Halo Sign
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Reverse Halo Sign
A term of art referring to one or more rounded areas in the lungs with central ground-glass attenuation encircled by a ring of denser consolidation, best seen on high-resolution CT. The reverse halo sign was first described as specific for cryptogenic organising pneumonia.


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DIAGNOSIS Focal organizing pneumonia with reversed halo sign DISCUSSION Organizing pneumonia occurs over a wide age range--most commonly in the fifth and sixth decades of life--without a gender preference.
 
 
 
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