Roberts Sign

 First described as a sign on radiographs by J B Roberts in 1944; 

It was first described on ultrasound in 1983 by Barbara J Weinstein, American radiologist and Lawrence D Platt, American obstetrician.

Robert’s sign is a radiological sign seen on X-ray in cases of gas gangrene, usually caused by Clostridium species.

                                               Gas Shadow In Heart And Great Vessels  

                                                         Intrauterine Fetal Demise 

 

 

 

 

Snapshot

 

Intrauterine Fetal Demise  

Gas Shadow