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==Overview==
==CT Scan==
==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.
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-002.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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==Sources==
Copyleft images obtained courtesy of RadsWiki [http://www.radswiki.net]
Copyleft images obtained courtesy of RadsWiki [http://www.radswiki.net]  


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 18 September 2017

Abscess Main Page

Liver abscess Main Page

Overview

Causes

Classification

Pyogenic liver abscess
Amoebic liver abscess

Differential Diagnosis

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

CT Scan

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.

Copyleft images obtained courtesy of RadsWiki [2]

References

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