Primary Sonographic Diagnosis of Subcutaneous Cysticercosis
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Sonographic appearances in cysticercosis.
OBJECTIVE To describe the sonographic appearances of cysticercosis. METHODS Sonography was performed with both convex and linear array transducers in 4 patients with different symptoms. RESULTS In 2 patients, an intramuscular fluid collection was seen with a cysticercus cyst in it. In 1 patient, an irregular cyst with a small fluid collection on 1 side was seen. In the last patient, multipl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0975-1572
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10011-1137