Bowel-GI - "Ring of Fire Sign" in Appendicitis
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A 24 year old male comes to ER with abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever. A directed scan with a high-frequency linear transducer in the right iliac fossa shows a tubular, non-compressible structure, a "target like" image, with increased echogenicity of the fat around it. When applied Color Doppler - we can observe increased vascular flow around the appendix - a sign known as "The Ring of Fire". This finding suggests the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Contributor: Renato Tambelli (@R_Tambelli @Jedipocus)