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Case Reports
. 2013 Jun 12:2013:bcr2013009896.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009896.

Comet-tail artefacts and abdominal pain: radiological mistake or an underestimated event?

Paola Marchetti  1 , Francesco De Peppo, Emanuela Ceriati, Ottavio Adorisio
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Case Reports

Comet-tail artefacts and abdominal pain: radiological mistake or an underestimated event?

Paola Marchetti et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Abdominal ultrasound showing the presence of multiple small echogenic foci with comet-tail artefact (white arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Abdominal MRI showing how these lesions were hyperintenses on T2 (white arrow).
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