ROLE OF CT IN EVALUATION OF ABDOMINAL MASSES
MAIN ROLE OF CT:- An abdominal CT scan makes detailed pictures of the structures inside your belly very quickly. This test may be used to look for: Cause of blood in the urine. Cause of abdominal pain or swelling. Palpable abnormalities, such as abdominal mass or organomegaly. Both US and CT are excellent techniques for confirming or excluding the presence of an abdominal mass, with sensitivity and specificity higher than 95%. The accuracy of US in determining the organ of origin is estimated at between 88% and 91%.Mainly CT scan are 100 percent accurately in evaluation of abdominal masses. For intra-abdominal masses, contrast-enhanced CT and ultrasound examination have demonstrated accuracy. For abdominal wall masses, which may arise from muscle, subcutaneous tissue, or connective tissue, MRI, CT, and ultrasound all provide diagnostic value. An abdominal CT scan uses a special X-ray machine to take pictures of the liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, an...