The use of CT scanning in resolving "pseudo" lesions of the liver.
The authors have presented three cases in which bowel, fat, or fluid interposed between the liver and abdominal wall resulted in an equivocal or abnormal radionuclide scan of the liver. Ultrasound was useful in suggesting the etiology in only one instance. In all three cases, however, computerized tomography clearly demonstrated the etiology of the defect or "pseudo" lesion seen on the radionuclide scan.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001201:Ascites / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008108:Liver Diseases, Alcoholic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography