Avascular focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver. A case with angiography, ultrasound and radioisotope scanning.
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Figure 1: Nuclear Medicine Study Number 1 is an anterior view of the liver after injection with technetium 99-M sulphur colloid. Number 2 is the same view with isotope markers for measurement purposes. Number 3 is a right lateral view. Number 4 is a posterior view, and Number 5 is a left lateral view. There is an extremely lar ge mass present in the region of the left lobe of the liver with a central clear zone. The size of the zone, as well as the left lobe enlargement cant be appre ciated from the marked scan of portion 2. CASE PRESENTATION
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Acta medica portuguesa
دوره 4 11-12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983