Emphysematous Cholecystitis Discovered on a Chest Radiograph
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Abnormal pulmonary density discovered on routine chest radiograph.
Figure 4. Enhanced CT image of the liver shows enlargement of the hepatic artery (arrows). Innumerable small, irregular vascular liver lesions are again seen (arrowheads). Figure 1. Posteroanterior radiograph of the chest demonstrates an abnormal density (arrows) in the inferior portion of the left lung. Figure 2. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest (lung window) shows a lobulated mass (arrow...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1780-2393
DOI: 10.5334/jbr-btr.1130