fat strading?

[pleaseletmepass]

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i've been hearing this lately - what exactly does it mean? it is hypo or hyperdense? is it the same thing as fat streaking? thanks!

-plmp

 

[hans19]

It represents inflammatory changes in the fat surrounding an inflamed structure, like in appendicitis or diverticulitis..

What you see are edematous (think of it as water density) changes within a fatty structure, so you will see 'strands' which are slightly hyperdense relative to normal fat.

 

[bigfrank]

Not necessarily "inflammatory" stranding. May be simply due to mesenteric edema if it is around loops of bowel or scarring if it is chronic. I like the term "dirty fat" or "fat stranding."

Some feel that the term "inflammatory stranding" is a misnomer.