Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings in Schistosomiasis mansoni: expanded gallbladder fossa and fatty hilum signs

Ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging findings in Schistosomiasis mansoni: expanded gallbladder fossa and fatty hilum signs

INTRODUCTION: There is no study relating magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to ultrasound (US) findings in patients with Schistosomiasis mansoni. Our aim was to describe MRI findings inpatients with schistosomal liver disease identified by US. METHODS: Fifty-four patients (mean age 41.6±13.5years) fro...

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Main Authors: Luciana Cristina dos Santos Silva, Luciene Mota Andrade, Ivie Braga de Paula, Leonardo Campos de Queiroz, Carlos Maurício Figueiredo Antunes, José Roberto Lambertucci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Esquistossomoses
Ressonância magnética
Ultrassonografia
Fibrose hepática
Fossa da vesícula
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