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01-12-2013 | Pictorial Essay

Not-to-tap cystic lesions: spectrum of hydatid disease

Authors: Morteza Sanei Taheri, Ramin Pourghorban, Taraneh Faghihi Langroudi, Abbas Arjmand Shabestari, Hamidreza Haghighatkhah, Seyed Morteza Bagheri

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 6/2013

Abstract

Hydatid disease (HD) may occur almost anywhere in the body. Despite their characteristic radiologic manifestations at times, they may enlarge and produce bizarre imaging features which make diagnosis challenging, particularly for those radiologists working in areas of low incidence. Plain radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging may demonstrate some of the typical imaging manifestations of HD as well as its exact extension. On the other hand, particular caution is required before any kind of interventions to be done in that biopsy or aspiration of such lesions may cause devastating consequences, in particular anaphylactic shock. Hence, being familiar with various radiologic features of HD is essential in improving diagnostic accuracy and also preventing adverse reactions in these patients. The purpose of this pictorial review is to illustrate the different radiological features of HD in various organs.

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Title: Not-to-tap cystic lesions: spectrum of hydatid disease
Authors: Morteza Sanei Taheri
Ramin Pourghorban
Taraneh Faghihi Langroudi
Abbas Arjmand Shabestari
Hamidreza Haghighatkhah
Seyed Morteza Bagheri
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-013-1137-5

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