Author retrospectively analysed 540 cases of abdominal CT during the period from January1991 to October 1991 at Chungnam National University Hospital.
Abdominal CT scan revealed 88％ positive rate. CT findings were classified into hepatobiliary disorders(13％), gastro-intestinal disorders(26％), retroperitoneal disorders(31％), pancreatic disorders(11％), intraperitoneal disorders(9％), splenic disorders(7％), and pelvic disorders(3％) in order.
CT has advantages in permitting the rapid and precise localization of any lesion in the body, characterizing the nature of lesion, and assessing the relationship to adjacent structures and the extent of lesion in detail.
Author thinks CT is a highly valuable diagnostic method of deciding the treatment plan, such as surgical resectability and evaluating the prognosis of various intra-adbominal disease.
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