Echinococcosis x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mahshid Mir, M.D. [2] ; Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]; Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[4]

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Radiography imaging permits the detection of hydatid cysts in the lungs; however, in other organ sites, calcifications can be visualized. On a chest x-ray, cysts are well defined as a rounded mass with uniform density.

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Radiography permits the detection of hydatid cysts in the lungs; however, in other organ sites, calcifications if present can be visualized.

• On a chest x-ray, cysts are well defined as a rounded mass with uniform density.
• If cyst ruptures endocyst gets detached from the membranes of the cyst and is seen floating within the cyst. ("water-lily" or "meniscus" sign)

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