tramtrack appearance

tramtrack appearance

Tramline calcification Radiology A descriptive term for parallel, curved lines, radiopacities or radiolucencies of varying length Bone A descriptor for the split cortical thickening with parallel neo-osteogenesis or endosteal splitting, seen in infarctions of long bones in sickle cell anemia Lung A descriptor for the parallel, thickened bronchial walls seen on a plain CXR in bronchiectasis. Cf Railroad track, Ring shadow.