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Figure Legends
Fig. 1 Abdominal post-mortem axial CT image. Acquisition conditions were
120 kV, 250 mA, and 1.25 mm slice thickness. Reading conditions were window
level 60, window width 300. Bilateral renal cysts (arrows) and left renal artery
calcification (triangle) are shown.
Fig. 2 Fist-sized mass of fat tissue with intestine-like content exists in the right
inguinal region (arrow), apart from the bowel extruded from the left abdominal
wall (triangles).
Fig. 3 Abdominal ante-mortem axial CT image. Acquisition conditions were
120 kV, 531 mA. Reading conditions were window level 60, window width 300.
Estimated to be contrast CT, though precise condition information in
unavailable. Bilateral renal cysts (arrows) and left renal artery calcification
(triangle) are shown, as in Fig 1.
Fig. 4 Pelvic ante-mortem axial CT image. Acquisition conditions were 120 kV,
531 mA. Reading conditions were window level 60, window width 300. A right
inguinal hernia containing intestine is shown (arrows).
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