The black turbinate sign refers to the non-enhancement of nasal turbinates in a patient with .
Angioinvasive fungal infection (e.g. mucormycosis or aspergillosis) involves the nasal mucosa and causes infarction of the surrounding tissue. The infarcted tissue is non-enhancing on contrast-enhanced MRI and may show diffusion restriction . In comparison, non-infarcted inflamed mucosa shows contrast enhancement.