CT as a primary diagnostic method in evaluating intraabdominal abscess
| Autor: | Murali Sundaram, JB Shields, M. A. Riaz, B Jagannadharao, Michael K. Wolverson, P. F. Joyce |
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| Rok vydání: | 1979 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Diagnostic methods Liver Abscess Intraabdominal abscess Diagnosis Differential Catheter drainage Cholecystitis Medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Retroperitoneal Space Diagnostic Errors Radionuclide Imaging Gallium scanning Ultrasonography Abdomen Acute Subphrenic Abscess Nephritis business.industry Ultrasound General Medicine Appendicitis Abscess Surgery Conservative treatment Evaluation Studies as Topic Obese subjects Therapeutic Aspiration Radiology business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 133(6) |
| ISSN: | 0361-803X |
| Popis: | In 19 cases, a correct diagnosis of intraabdominal abscess was made by CT body scanning. There was one false-positive diagnosis and initially one false-negative diagnosis. CT proved to be an efficient imaging method for diagnosis, for planning of therapeutic procedures, and in monitoring response to operative or conservative treatment. It has advantages over ultrasound and gallium scanning especially in severely ill, postoperative, and obese subjects. In addition, needle aspiration under CT control is readily performed and can be undertaken at the same examination. Confirmation of the diagnosis and therapeutic aspiration with or without introduction of a drainage catheter can then be undertaken. |
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