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Pancreatic pseudocyst: comparative evaluation by sonography and computed tomography.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Williford, ME; Foster, WL; Halvorsen, RA; Thompson, WM
Published in: AJR Am J Roentgenol
January 1983

Fifty-four patients were referred to rule out pancreatic pseudocyst. These patients underwent both sonographic and abdominal computed tomographic (CT) examinations for the evaluation of suspected pseudocysts. Among the 54 cases were 24 with proven pseudocysts. CT correctly identified 23 of the 24 pseudocysts with one false-negative and two false-positive studies. With sonography, the studies were technically inadequate in 20 of the 54 patients examined. Sonography correctly diagnosed 18 of the 24 pseudocysts; however, in 10 of these 18 cases sonographic findings were incomplete relative to CT findings. There were one false-negative and three false-positive sonographic studies. On the basis of this study, it was concluded that CT is more accurate than sonography in both diagnosing and demonstrating the extent of pseudocysts of the pancreas.

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Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

January 1983

Volume

140

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 57

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst
  • Pancreatic Cyst
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • False Positive Reactions
  • False Negative Reactions
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Williford, M. E., Foster, W. L., Halvorsen, R. A., & Thompson, W. M. (1983). Pancreatic pseudocyst: comparative evaluation by sonography and computed tomography. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 140(1), 53–57. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.140.1.53
Williford, M. E., W. L. Foster, R. A. Halvorsen, and W. M. Thompson. “Pancreatic pseudocyst: comparative evaluation by sonography and computed tomography.AJR Am J Roentgenol 140, no. 1 (January 1983): 53–57. https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.140.1.53.
Williford ME, Foster WL, Halvorsen RA, Thompson WM. Pancreatic pseudocyst: comparative evaluation by sonography and computed tomography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1983 Jan;140(1):53–7.
Williford, M. E., et al. “Pancreatic pseudocyst: comparative evaluation by sonography and computed tomography.AJR Am J Roentgenol, vol. 140, no. 1, Jan. 1983, pp. 53–57. Pubmed, doi:10.2214/ajr.140.1.53.
Williford ME, Foster WL, Halvorsen RA, Thompson WM. Pancreatic pseudocyst: comparative evaluation by sonography and computed tomography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1983 Jan;140(1):53–57.

Published In

AJR Am J Roentgenol

DOI

ISSN

0361-803X

Publication Date

January 1983

Volume

140

Issue

1

Start / End Page

53 / 57

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Ultrasonography
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Pancreatic Pseudocyst
  • Pancreatic Cyst
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Humans
  • False Positive Reactions
  • False Negative Reactions
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences