Accessory hepatic lobe mimicking an intra-abdominal tumor

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 572-573

  Massaro, Maurizio ^a,b,c   Valencia, María P ^b   Guzman, Mónica ^b   Mejia, Jorge ^a,b,c  

^a Epilepsy Section   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CES   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Accessory hepatic lobe; Liver anatomy

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY; TUMORS;

3-DIMENSIONAL; ABDOMINAL TUMORS; ACCESSORY HEPATIC LOBE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; INTENSITY PROJECTION IMAGES; LIVER ANATOMY; MAXIMUM INTENSITY PROJECTION; MULTIPLANAR RECONSTRUCTION; TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ACCESSORY HEPATIC LOBE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HILUS; LIVER STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 34648836057     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000250107.78176.de     Document Type: Article

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