Cisterna chyli

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Normal anatomy

Patient Data

Age: 40 years
Gender: Male
mri

Typical appearance of a normal appearing cisterna chyli, located just to the right of the aorta, in the retrocrural space. 

Annotated image

Typical appearance of a cisterna chyli (blue arrow).

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