Ultrasound Animal Challenge 1 – What is the Tiger-stripe sign?

written by

Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder

Wed, 21/09/2022

Do you know your “ultrasound Fauna”? Can you relate the following animal to a specific ultrasound finding?

What is the Tiger-stripe sign?

A) A reason to buy a new scanner

B) A high amplitude Doppler signal caused by oscillating structures

C) A Doppler pattern which occurs if contrast is injected

D) A typical Doppler pattern often seen in endocarditis

Post your comments below or get the answer.

Yours,
Thomas Binder and the 123sonography team