CT Findings in Hepatic Involvement by Echinococcus granulosus Journal Articles

abstract

• 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.

authors

• Pandolfo, I
• Blandino, Giovanni
• Scribano, E
• Longo, M
• Certo, A
• Chirico, G

status

• published 

publication date

• October 1984

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• Adolescent (MeSH)
• Adult (MeSH)
• Aged (MeSH)
• Child (MeSH)
• Child, Preschool (MeSH)
• Contrast Media (MeSH)
• Echinococcosis, Hepatic (MeSH)
• Echinococcus (MeSH)
• Female (MeSH)
• Humans (MeSH)
• Liver (MeSH)
• Male (MeSH)
• Middle Aged (MeSH)
• Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging (Science Metrix)
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed (MeSH)

published in

• Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Contrast Media
• Echinococcosis, Hepatic
• Echinococcus
• Female
• Humans
• Liver
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1097/00004728-198410000-00005

PubMed ID

• 6470250

start page

• 839

end page

• 845

volume

• 8

issue

• 5