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On CT, abscesses may be single or multipe, round or oval, have an enhancing rim, complete or incomplete rim of [[edema]], have smooth or nodular margins, intraabscess [[hemorrhage]], peripheral biliary ductal dilatation, and may contain internal septations. Patterns are variable. | On CT, abscesses may be single or multipe, round or oval, have an enhancing rim, complete or incomplete rim of [[edema]], have smooth or nodular margins, intraabscess [[hemorrhage]], peripheral biliary ductal dilatation, and may contain internal septations. Patterns are variable. | ||
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Image:Liver-abscess-001.jpg|CT image demonstrates a large abscess in the right hepatic lobe | |||
Image:Liver-abscess-002.jpg|CT image demonstrates a large abscess in the right hepatic lobe | |||
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Copyleft images obtained courtesy of RadsWiki [http://www.radswiki.net] | |||
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[[Category:Gastroenterology]] | [[Category:Gastroenterology]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:46, 23 November 2012
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
CT
On CT, abscesses may be single or multipe, round or oval, have an enhancing rim, complete or incomplete rim of edema, have smooth or nodular margins, intraabscess hemorrhage, peripheral biliary ductal dilatation, and may contain internal septations. Patterns are variable.
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CT image demonstrates a large abscess in the right hepatic lobe
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CT image demonstrates a large abscess in the right hepatic lobe
Sources
Copyleft images obtained courtesy of RadsWiki [2]