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ArticleEuropean journal of radiology open2017

MRI rare finding: Absence of the left liver lobe.

Isabella Ceravolo, Daniele Guerrieri, Marina De Vargas Macciucca, Flaminia De Cristofaro, Giuseppe Panzironi

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Article in European journal of radiology open, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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What it found

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Isabella CeravoloDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Daniele GuerrieriDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Marina De Vargas MacciuccaDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Flaminia De CristofaroDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe PanzironiDepartment of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome "Sapienza", Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a rare case of left liver lobe absence in an 80-year-old male patient discovered during an MRI scan. The main imaging features of this condition are briefly reviewed, together with its pathogenesis and the most common associations and differential diagnoses.

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Left liver lobeLiver abnormalitiesLiver magnetic resonance imaging

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PMID28459087
PMCPMC5396858

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