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|Articles|July 8, 2010

Today's Daily Dose: Thoracic radiography

A tip for distinguishing skin masses from pulmonary nodules.

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“If you still can't tell if the soft-tissue structure you are looking at is a skin mass or a pulmonary nodule, then place a marker on the skin mass and repeat the radiograph. A dab of liquid barium or metallic adhesive markers both work well.”

-Allison Zwingenberger, DVM, DACVR, DECVDI

From Diagnostic Imaging: Skin mass or pulmonary nodule

 

 


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