Inversion of the right diaphragm: a thoracoabdominal CT pitfall.
A patient with a massive pleural effusion which resulted in inversion of the right diaphragm is presented. Computed tomography of the abdominothoracic region without sagittal reconstruction may yield an image that could be mistaken for a pseudohepatic mass.
D000328:Adult; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging