Variable CT appearance of hepatic abscesses

Journal Article · Tue May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.142.5.941· OSTI ID:7014990

Halvorsen, R A; Korobkin, M; Foster, W L; Silverman, P M; Thompson, W M

Fifty computed tomographic (CT) scans in 33 patients with 37 separate episodes of hepatic abscess were reviewed retrospectively. Abnormalitites were detected in all but one case (97% sensitivity). The CT appearance of the lesions varied from well defined, rounded cavities with contents near water density, resembling poorly defined hepatic cysts, to higher-density foci indistinguishable from hepatic neoplasms. In only 19% was gas present within the abscess. Rim enhancement was seen in only 6%. This study suggests that CT is a sensitive test for detecting hepatic abscess but is often nonspecific.

• Research Organization: Duke Univ. Medical Center, Durham, NC
• OSTI ID: 7014990
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 142:5; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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