Kissing sign (disambiguation)

Last revised by Ian Bickle on 29 Mar 2020

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Elfeky M, Bickle I, Kissing sign (disambiguation). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 29 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-75432

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Article created:

28 Mar 2020, Mostafa Elfeky ◉

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At the time the article was created Mostafa Elfeky had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

29 Mar 2020, Ian Bickle ◉

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Kissing sign refers to an approximation of two paired or similar anatomical structures and can describe anatomical variation or a disease.

It is described at the following:

kissing carotids: anatomical variation
kissing ovaries sign: seen in pelvic endometriosis
kissing spines: refers to Baastrup syndrome
kissing contusion (knee): opposing traumatic bone bruising in acute knee injury ¹
kissing tonsils: seen in acute tonsillitis ²
kissing hemispheres: seen on ¹⁸F-florbetapir PET-CT in amyloid-positive brain ³
kissing vessel artifact: when it is hard to see clear margin between an intracranial aneurysm and nearby vessel resulting in an overestimation of aneurysm size on CT angiography ⁴
kissing sign of liver and spleen: when the liver and spleen touches each other in hepatomegaly, splenomegaly or both ⁵