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Inferior vena cava pseudothrombus in computed tomography using a contrast medium power injector: a potential pitfall
D Fagelman1, L P Lawrence, K S Black
1Department of Radiology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030.
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography
|November 1, 1987
Abstract:
Of 276 patients undergoing CT using a power injector to deliver contrast material, 71 (26%) demonstrated a pseudothrombus in the suprarenal inferior vena cava. This occurs much more commonly than in patients injected by hand and is a potential pitfall in interpreting these scans.