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Cisterna chyli at routine abdominal MR imaging: a normal anatomic structure in the retrocrural space.
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc - 1 Jan 2000
Pinto Pedro S, Sirlin Claude B, Andrade-Barreto Olga A, Brown Michele A, Mindelzun Robert E, Mattrey Robert F
Abstract excerpt
The cisterna chyli, a dilated lymphatic sac in the retrocrural space, represents the origin of the thoracic duct. It is seen in approximately half of lymphangiographic studies and 20% of autopsies. Highly fluid-sensitive magnetic resonance (MR) imaging sequences such as single-shot rapid acquisition with refocused echoes, which are currently used in many abdominal MR imaging protocols, frequently result in the...
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