The Role of Tissue Harmonic Ultrasonography and Computerized Tomography in the Diagnosis of Intraabdominal Cystic Lesions

Abstract

Aim: Abdominal Ultrasonography (US) and Computed Tomography (CT) examinations are imaging methods frequently used in Radiology Clinics. During these examinations, cystic lesions are frequently detected in the abdomen. It is an important problem to identify and characterize the clinical significance of these cysts. Methods: The findings of 145 patients who underwent abdominal imaging in the US and CT units of the Istanbul Training and Research Hospital Radiology Clinic and were found to have cystic lesions were analyzed retrospectively. The CT findings of cystic lesions detected in the abdominal organs or the abdominal cavity were reviewed, and the contribution of the new US image acquisition method, Tissue Harmonic Imaging (THI), to the characterization of cysts was examined.Results: A total of 145 patients, 56 men (39.3%) and 89 women (60.7%) with cystic lesions in the abdomen, were included. We detected cystic lesions most frequently in the kidneys (n:68, 46.89%) and second most frequently in the liver (n:65; 44.82%). In addition, we detected cystic lesions in the spleen in 5 cases (3.44%), in the pancreas in 7 cases (4.82%), and in the abdominal Özgün Araştırma Makalesi (Original Research Article) Geliş /