28. A 39-year-old woman with acute left flank pain and hematuria has a noncontrast CT scan of the abdomen and polvis. The radiologist interpreting the scan is mostly to find the left ureter in the cross-sectional images immediately adjacent to which of the following structures? OA) Abdominal aorta OB) Descending colon OC) Inferior vena cava OD) Psoas major muscle OE) Vertebral transverse processes

28. A 39-year-old woman with acute left flank pain and hematuria has a noncontrast CT scan of the abdomen and polvis. The radiologist interpreting the scan is mostly to find the left ureter in the cross-sectional images immediately adjacent to which of the following structures? OA) Abdominal aorta OB) Descending colon OC) Inferior vena cava OD) Psoas major muscle OE) Vertebral transverse processes

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