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Scottish dog sign

Scotty Dog Sign

The Scottie or Scottish dog or Terrier sign refers to the normal appearance of the lumbar spine when visualized on oblique radiographic projections. On oblique views, posterior elements of the vertebrae form the figure of a Scottie dog with transverse process being the nose and pedicle forming the eye or face.

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