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whirlpool sign: a standalone construct

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whirlpoolsign1 CONSTRUCTWhirlpool signVIJAYARAGHAVAN · GYNECOLOGY

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Gynecology

a swirling appearance of the twisted vascular pedicle on ultrasound, used as a sign of adnexal torsion.

In gynecology, whirlpool sign refers to a swirling appearance of the twisted vascular pedicle on ultrasound, used as a sign of adnexal torsion. This meaning comes from Vijayaraghavan (2004) in Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.[1]

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  1. Vijayaraghavan, S. B. (2004). Sonographic Whirlpool Sign in Ovarian Torsion. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 23(12), 1643-1649. https://doi.org/10.7863/jum.2004.23.12.1643

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