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Since the introduction of roentgen rays, the identification of hepatic mass lesions have been one of the great challenges to diagnostic imaging. For many years, the diagnosis was based on the presence of calcification and/or displacement of the contrast-filled stomach, duodenum, and colonic hepatic flexure. Attempts to visualize the liver directly by introducing contrast media, such as Thorotrast, ended in failure. Later, this was followed by equally unsuccessful attempts at visualization by means of the intravenous injection of emulsified lipids.
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Margulis, A.R., McCarthy, S. (1985). Hepatic Mass Lesions. In: Donner, M.W., Heuck, F.H.W. (eds) Radiology Today. Radiology Today, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69737-1_3
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