Liver abscess CT

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Overview
Causes
Classification Pyogenic liver abscess Amoebic liver abscess
Differential Diagnosis

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

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

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