string of beads sign

string of beads sign String of pearls sign GI imaging A descriptor for the radiologic appearance of small intestine obstruction–the 'beads' correspond to pockets of gas oriented in an oblique line, a function of the amount of fluid and the intensity of peristalsis; characteristic of mechanical obstruction, the SOB sign may also be seen in adynamic ileus due to inflammation Pulmonary imaging A descriptor for the distribution of sarcoid granulomas along the pulmonary septae Vascular disease A descriptor for the multiple arterial dilatations and strictures seen in fibromuscular dysplasia, a condition affecting small and medium-sized arteries including the renal and extracranial cephalic vessels