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Polycythemia vera CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Abdominal and chest CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of polycythemia vera. Findings on CT scan suggestive of polycythemia vera include enlarged lymph nodes, splenomegaly, and splanchnic venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
CT
CT
There are no CT scan findings associated with polycythemia vera. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of polycythemia vera, which include:[1][2]
References
References
- ↑ Lim BK (2013). “Clinics in diagnostic imaging (146). Polycythaemia vera (PV)”. Singapore Med J. 54 (5): 289–91, quiz 292. PMID 23716157.
- ↑ Bhardwaj B, Jacob D, Sharma A, Ghanimeh MA, Baweja P (November 2016). “Pulmonary vein thrombosis in a patient with polycythemia vera”. World J Cardiol. 8 (11): 684–688. doi:10.4330/wjc.v8.i11.684. PMC 5124727. PMID 27957255.
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