Epipericardic fat necrosis: CT diagnosis

Epipericardic fat necrosis: CT diagnosis

In a recent large pictorial review we have revisited the spectrum of intraperitoneal focal fat infarction - IFFI - a term including various acute abdominal conditions in which focal fatty tissue necrosis represents the common pathologic denominator (1). The option of conservative treatment after a v...

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Main Author: B Coulier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2010-06-01
Series:Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology
Online Access:https://www.jbsr.be/articles/351
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spelling doaj-3ddaae62d96f4528b666b4e46c8091e22020-11-24T22:26:31ZengUbiquity PressJournal of the Belgian Society of Radiology2514-82812010-06-0193631731810.5334/jbr-btr.351351Epipericardic fat necrosis: CT diagnosisB Coulier0Dr B. Coulier, MD, Department of Diagnostic Radiology , Clinique St Luc, Bouge, Belgium.In a recent large pictorial review we have revisited the spectrum of intraperitoneal focal fat infarction - IFFI - a term including various acute abdominal conditions in which focal fatty tissue necrosis represents the common pathologic denominator (1). The option of conservative treatment after a very specific imaging diagnosis - today mostly obtained through ultrasound but merely through CT evaluation - now represents the other common denominator of IFFI. IFFI is a benign disease and informed radiologists can avoid surgery for most of their patients.https://www.jbsr.be/articles/351
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Epipericardic fat necrosis: CT diagnosis
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title Epipericardic fat necrosis: CT diagnosis
title_short Epipericardic fat necrosis: CT diagnosis
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description In a recent large pictorial review we have revisited the spectrum of intraperitoneal focal fat infarction - IFFI - a term including various acute abdominal conditions in which focal fatty tissue necrosis represents the common pathologic denominator (1). The option of conservative treatment after a very specific imaging diagnosis - today mostly obtained through ultrasound but merely through CT evaluation - now represents the other common denominator of IFFI. IFFI is a benign disease and informed radiologists can avoid surgery for most of their patients.
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