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Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure

Dinuli Sahanya Kamaladasa, Sharjeel Usmani, Rashid Hashmi.


Abstract
Hybrid imaging, a modality which combines metabolic and anatomical information, has become a key component in the field of oncology. Variations of normal anatomy present on this type of imaging may be misinterpreted as pathology by nuclear physicians. The scans presented in this paper are part of a series which aims to identify and discuss incidental findings and normal variants of anatomy which may be apparent on hybrid imaging. This case of a 74-year-old woman with a history of malignancy highlights the presence and appearance of an azygous lobe and fissure on axial and sagittal images of a 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan. The azygous lobe is a rare normal variant of lung anatomy. Although it is not a pathological finding, it can have medical and surgical implications. Therefore, it is important that nuclear physicians are aware of this variant of lung anatomy in order to prevent misdiagnosis and mismanagement of the patient.

Key words: Incidental findings, lung, positron emission tomography computed tomography, radionuclide imaging


 
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Kamaladasa DS, Usmani S, Hashmi R. Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure. Pak J Nucl Med. 2021; 11(1): 61-62. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298


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Kamaladasa DS, Usmani S, Hashmi R. Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure. https://www.pjnmed.com/?mno=56089 [Access: February 27, 2024]. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298


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Kamaladasa DS, Usmani S, Hashmi R. Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure. Pak J Nucl Med. 2021; 11(1): 61-62. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298



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Kamaladasa DS, Usmani S, Hashmi R. Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure. Pak J Nucl Med. (2021), [cited February 27, 2024]; 11(1): 61-62. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298



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Kamaladasa, D. S., Usmani, . S. & Hashmi, . R. (2021) Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure. Pak J Nucl Med, 11 (1), 61-62. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298



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Kamaladasa, Dinuli Sahanya, Sharjeel Usmani, and Rashid Hashmi. 2021. Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure. Pakistan Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 11 (1), 61-62. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298



Chicago Style

Kamaladasa, Dinuli Sahanya, Sharjeel Usmani, and Rashid Hashmi. "Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure." Pakistan Journal of Nuclear Medicine 11 (2021), 61-62. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Kamaladasa, Dinuli Sahanya, Sharjeel Usmani, and Rashid Hashmi. "Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure." Pakistan Journal of Nuclear Medicine 11.1 (2021), 61-62. Print. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298



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Kamaladasa, D. S., Usmani, . S. & Hashmi, . R. (2021) Incidental findings and normal variants on hybrid imaging: azygous lobe and fissure. Pakistan Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 11 (1), 61-62. doi:10.24911/PJNMed.175-1613377298





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