OBJECTIVE To study the sensitivity and the specificity for ultrasonography and computed tomography in patients with suspected appendicitis, and their value to the clinician. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The negative appendectomy rate and the sensitivity and the specificity for ultrasonography and computed tomography in patients with suspected appendicitis. RESULT The diagnostic accuracy was 88% (m...

The main aim of the research was to study the addressability for CT scanning of neonates with suspicion of cerebral pathology and the role of this investigation in diagnosis. The specific objectives of the research were to describe the population characteristics in terms of age, sex and clinical diagnosis and to investigate the value of computer tomography as diagnosis test for hydrocephalus. I...

Introduction: To explore diagnostic potential of computerize texture analysis methods in discrimination of the normal, benign and malignant ovarian lesions by CT scan imaging.   Materials and Methods: Ovarian CT image database consists of 10 normal, 10 benign and 3 malignant which were reported by radiologist and proven by clinical examinat...

Introduction: Despite growing interest in the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the external radiotherapy design process (RT), Computer Tomography (CT) remains a gold standard and is regarded as a basic imaging modality in radiotherapy. MRI shows the high contrast in soft tissues without any radiation exposure to patients. As a result, MRI is used in functional tissue ...