title: Air-fluid level in axillary vein simulating abscess.
abstract: Demonstration of an air-fluid level in the body wall on a computed tomography examination usually suggests the presence of an abscess or a postoperative fluid collection. However, the small amount of air that frequently is injected during intravenous contrast administration may result in a similar computed tomography appearance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, SUNY Health Science Center, Syracuse 13210.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Panicek
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Groskin
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Heitzman
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D001367:Axillary Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007482:Iothalamate Meglumine; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D015411:Mastectomy, Modified Radical; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D007482:Iothalamate Meglumine