Focal eventration of diaphragm with fat content

Phrenic nerve injury (traumatic/postsurgical) is the commonest cause of acquired eventration. 1 If the CT slices are thicker, it can lead to a greater averaging of adjacent structures, which may be particularly problematic in imaging of lower thorax. 2 The same phenomenon (known as partial volume ef...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2014-01, Vol.2014, p.bcr2013202617
Main Authors: Nattusamy, Loganathan, Madan, Karan, Nadarajah, Jeyaseelan, Bhalla, Ashu Seith
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asia
Diagnosis, Differential
Diaphragmatic Eventration - diagnostic imaging
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hernias
Humans
Images In
Indian Sub-Continent
Intra-Abdominal Fat
Middle Aged
Radiography, Abdominal
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Phrenic nerve injury (traumatic/postsurgical) is the commonest cause of acquired eventration. 1 If the CT slices are thicker, it can lead to a greater averaging of adjacent structures, which may be particularly problematic in imaging of lower thorax. 2 The same phenomenon (known as partial volume effect) can lead to the recognition of focal diaphragmatic abnormality like partial eventration in our case as an intrapulmonary abnormality on axial images.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2013-202617