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                    Figure 26-13  •  A, Lateral and ventrodorsal (B) images of the thorax of a healthy adult rabbit show how perithoracic fat degrades both
                    contrast and detail, mimicking interstitial lung disease such as pneumonia. Note how fat in the cranial mediastinum (a regular fi nding in pet
                    rabbits) might be mistaken for a mediastinal mass by the inexperienced.









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