Fig. 2 Transverse views of the computed tomography scan of the abdomen, illustrating right renal cysts with surrounding soft tissue stranding and retroperitoneal fluid.
Sequel of acute pancreatitis can be seen as ill-defined soft tissue stranding along the greater curvature of the stomach (arrow) Open image in new window Fig. 2 PHL in a 42-year-old man with right upper abdominal pain.
They typically appear on CT and MRI as saccular aortic aneurysms with lobulated contours and periaortic soft tissue stranding and oedema/fluid, and may enlarge rapidly over a short period of time (often weeks) (Fig. 10) [10, 47, 49, 54].
There may be associated soft tissue stranding in the perirenal space.
Invasion of the perioesophageal fat may be seen as ill-defined soft tissue stranding but T3 tumours cannot be accurately assessed.
Small lymph nodes or soft tissue stranding in the surrounding fat on computed tomography examination may suggest the possibility of malignancy.
A computed tomographic scan of the abdomen showed soft tissue stranding in the lower anterior abdominal wall and left inguinal region suggestive of inflammatory changes (cellulitis) with bilateral scrotal edema.
Spiculated soft-tissue strands originating from the tumour and perfusing the surrounding tissue within a distance of approximately 2 cm were detected in all image modalities.
We demonstrate that dark-field imaging alone results in improved visualization of tumour-infiltrated soft-tissue strands, multifocality, tumour boundaries and small calcified tumour clusters yet undifferentiated with conventional imaging techniques.
In the diagnosis of multifocal tumour growth, dark-field mammography seems superior to standard breast imaging modalities, providing a better resolution of small, calcified tumour nodules, demarcation of tumour boundaries with desmoplastic stromal response and spiculated soft-tissue strands extending from an invasive ductal breast cancer.
In addition, other CT findings such as soft-tissue thickening of the bowel wall, free fluid and peri-intestinal soft-tissue stranding are more frequently associated with clinically worrisome than benign pneumatosis intestinalis [8].
