Role of Computed Tomography Imaging in Pediatric Abdominal Masses

Determination of dosimetric quantities in pediatric abdominal computed tomography scans*

OBJECTIVE Aiming at contributing to the knowledge on doses in computed tomography (CT), this study has the objective of determining dosimetric quantities associated with pediatric abdominal CT scans, comparing the data with diagnostic reference levels (DRL). MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was developed with a Toshiba Asteion single-slice CT scanner and a GE BrightSpeed multi-slice CT unit in...

Pediatric Cystic Abdominal Masses

Case 1 A 15-month old girl presented with frequent vomiting and fever 6 hours before admission. Physical examination revealed no jaundice. There was a palpable mass of cystic consistency at left abdomen. Plain abdomen showed ill-defined mass lesion at mid and left upper abdomen (fig.1) CT was done from other medical center before admission and showed a large well-defined cystic mass clearly sep...

Estimating the Radiation-Induced Cancer Risks in Pediatric Computed Tomography

Introduction One of the central questions in radiological protection is the magnitude of the risks from low doses of radiation, related to the justification and optimization of the diagnostic medical exposures. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the cancer incidence and mortality risks in children of different ages, sizes, and ethnicities undergoing computed tomography examination...

The Role of Computed Tomography in Blunt Abdominal Trauma.

INTRODUCTION Blunt injury trauma is regularly encountered in the emergency department. Diagnostic tools that help in optimum management of blunt abdominal trauma include; Focussed Assessment Sonography for Trauma scan, Diagnostic peritoneal lavage and Computed Tomography scan. The aim of this study is to determine the validity of CT scan as an accurate diagnostic tool and its role in management...

Role of tissue harmonic imaging in abdominal masses