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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr-Jun;15(2):239-240.
doi: 10.1590/S1679-45082017AI3869. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Multifocal nodular steatosis mimicking liver metastasis

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca  1 , Thiago Raspa Freitas Magdalena  1 , Fernando Ide Yamauchi  1 , Marcelo de Castro Jorge Racy  1 , Cássia Franco Tridente  1 , Ronaldo Hueb Baroni  1
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Case Reports

Multifocal nodular steatosis mimicking liver metastasis

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Eduardo Kaiser Ururahy Nunes Fonseca et al. Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2017 Apr-Jun.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. (A) Non-enhanced computed tomography on axial A coronal reformatted. (B) Showing multiple hypoattenuating liver nodules
Figure 2
Figure 2. (A) Post-contrast computed tomography on axial A and coronal reformatted. (B) Showing multiple hypoattenuating liver nodules. Notice vascular structures crossing inside the nodules without deviations indicating lack of mass effect
Figure 3
Figure 3. Magnetic resonance imaging in gradient echo sequences. (A) In-phase and out-of-phase images. (B) Show signal drop on the latter, indicating intracellular lipid content
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