MRI rare finding: Absence of the left liver lobe

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

European Journal of Radiology Open (Jan 2017)

MRI rare finding: Absence of the left liver lobe

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

Affiliations

Isabella Ceravolo: Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome âSapienzaâ, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Daniele Guerrieri: Corresponding author.; Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome âSapienzaâ, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Marina De Vargas Macciucca: Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome âSapienzaâ, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Flaminia De Cristofaro: Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome âSapienzaâ, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
Giuseppe Panzironi: Department of Radiological, Oncological and Pathological Sciences, University of Rome âSapienzaâ, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4
pp. 50 – 52

Abstract

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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. Keywords: Left liver lobe, Liver abnormalities, Liver magnetic resonance imaging

Published in European Journal of Radiology Open

ISSN: 2352-0477 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/european-journal-of-radiology-open/

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