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Lint: mistletoe-sign

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"The mistletoe sign refers to solid enhancing perivascular masses around the coronary arteries in the presence of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond's disease).The presence of the mistletoe sign on cardiac MRI and coronary CT angiography is relatively rare, but it might be a characteristic manifestation of retroperitoneal fibrosis. With the increasing number of non-invasive cardiac imaging tests performed worldwide, the recognition of this imaging sign could aid the diagnosis of retroperitoneal fibrosis."

Line 1:181 · Radiopaedia prefers the non-possessive eponym: 'Ormond's disease'.
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"History and etymology"

Line 2:1 · A bold element in the History and etymology section should be a person; it would be useful to have their lifespan details: '<h4>History and etymology</h4> <p>The sign was first described by <strong>Pál Maurovich-Horvat</strong> '