The role of multi-detector computed tomography in imaging hernias

Abstract

Clinical presentation of a hernia is often non-specific or atypical and in these circumstances diagnosis and management decisions can be aided by imaging. This review contains diagrammatic illustrations, explanations and computed tomography examples of the different types of external, internal and diaphragmatic hernias.

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“…Hunter et al highlight the value of using the initial CT scout image for identifying medical apparatus, be they intentionally placed or otherwise, then using cross-sectional imaging to further characterise exact location 10. Multiplanar reconstructions are now almost always routinely used and are particularly helpful in the interpretation of complex abdominal scans 11. Another case review published by Brook et al describes 10 different cases where the diagnosis was more apparent on the CT scout image than the cross-sectional imaging, again emphasising the value of initial review of the scout 12.…”