CT findings in hepatic involvement by Echinococcus granulosus.
The CT findings in hepatic involvement by Echinococcus granulosus are described. Pathognomonic signs of the hydatid nature of a cystic lesion are visualization of the cystic wall on plain CT, calcification of the cyst wall, daughter cysts, and membrane detachment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003287:Contrast Media; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003287:Contrast Media