Right lower quadrant abdominal pain is one of the most common causes of a patient visit to the emergency department. Although appendicitis is the most common condition requiring surgery in patients with abdominal pain, right lower quadrant pain can be indicative of a vast list of differential diagnoses and is thus a challenge for clinicians. Other causes of right lower quadrant pain beyond appe...

A 58-year-old man presented with persistent lung mass (Fig. 1). Pulmonary sequestration was diagnosed with multidetector CT angiography (MDCT) (Fig. 2). Advantages of MDCT over conventional angiography include its non-invasive nature, improved resolution and delineation of vasculature, 3D renderings, shorter acquisition time, and less exposure to radiation. Fig. 1. Computed tomography of the ch...

Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare disorder in which the left ventricular endocardial surface is not appropriately flattened and is heavily trabeculated. Patients with this condition can be affected by stroke from emboli that originate from these recesses. We present a patient with LVNC who was originally misdiagnosed as having an idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Ultimately, diag...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE With a 64-channel multidetector row CT, imaging acquisition during speech, swallowing, or phonation has become feasible. However, the actual benefit of these additional focused images should be critically evaluated with respect to radiation dose. The purpose of this study was to determine if dedicated laryngeal CT using breath-holding and straw-blowing improved the accura...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of the study was to determine whether the Agatston calcium score might be applied as a useful tool for evaluation of carotid stenosis. METHODS A total of 124 carotid bifurcations were examined with multidetector row CT. Calcium scores were determined according to the method described by Agatston et al. RESULTS Agatston scores generally appear appropriate for e...

Coronary stent fracture is a known complication of coronary arterial stent placements. Multiple long-term risks are also associated with drug eluting stents. 64-slice multidetector CT (MDCT) coronary angiography has been shown to detect poststent complications such as instent stenosis, thrombosis, stent migration and stent fractures. We report a case of stent fracture in a patient who underwent...

PURPOSE To use meta-analysis to determine the diagnostic accuracy of contrast agent-enhanced multidetector computed tomography (CT) in primary acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI). MATERIALS AND METHODS The PubMed search engine and five other electronic databases were searched for "mesenteric ischemia," "computed tomography," and related terms in articles published between January 1996 and Septemb...

Methods A crossectional survey was carried out on 69 patients who underwent triple phase CT imaging for suspected hepatobiliary neoplastic involvement at a referral hospital in Kenya that had acquired its first multidetector CT scan (16 slice) between July 2008 and March 2009. Justification of examination (matching clinical indications and imaging findings), optimisation of scanning parameters ...

Colorectal carcinoma is a common lethal disease with signs and symptoms that may be nonspecific. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis with or without contrast is frequently performed for various general abdominal complaints, but unlike CT colonography, the large bowel may not be optimally prepared for evaluation. As such, careful and diligent assessment of the non-prepared colon i...