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The variable CT appearance of hepatic abscesses.

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Halvorsen, RA; Korobkin, M; Foster, WL; Silverman, PM; Thompson, WM
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
May 1984

Fifty computed tomographic (CT) scans in 33 patients with 37 separate episodes of hepatic abscess were reviewed retrospectively. Abnormalities were detected in all but one case (97% sensitivity). However, a characteristic CT appearance of hepatic abscess was not evident. Most intrahepatic foci were solitary, but multiple abscesses were present in 34% of cases. 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.

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AJR Am J Roentgenol

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ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

May 1984

Volume

142

Issue

5

Start / End Page

941 / 946

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Streptococcus
  • Staphylococcus
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic
  • Liver Abscess
  • Humans
 

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Halvorsen, R. A., Korobkin, M., Foster, W. L., Silverman, P. M., & Thompson, W. M. (1984). The variable CT appearance of hepatic abscesses. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 142(5), 941–946. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.142.5.941
Halvorsen, R. A., M. Korobkin, W. L. Foster, P. M. Silverman, and W. M. Thompson. “The variable CT appearance of hepatic abscesses.AJR Am J Roentgenol 142, no. 5 (May 1984): 941–46. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.142.5.941.
Halvorsen RA, Korobkin M, Foster WL, Silverman PM, Thompson WM. The variable CT appearance of hepatic abscesses. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1984 May;142(5):941–6.
Halvorsen, R. A., et al. “The variable CT appearance of hepatic abscesses.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 142, no. 5, May 1984, pp. 941–46. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.142.5.941.
Halvorsen RA, Korobkin M, Foster WL, Silverman PM, Thompson WM. The variable CT appearance of hepatic abscesses. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1984 May;142(5):941–946.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

May 1984

Volume

142

Issue

5

Start / End Page

941 / 946

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Streptococcus
  • Staphylococcus
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic
  • Liver Abscess
  • Humans