Assessment of blunt abdominal injury using computed tomography scan: A cross-sectional study

Background. Cerebral palsy is one of the common childhood neurological problem which occurs due to defect or lesion in immature brain. The worldwide incidence of cerebral palsy is approximately 2-2.5 per 1000 live births. There have been many works on the role of computed tomography scan in the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. Objective: The objective information available from careful review of imaging information such as CT brain scans, is an important adjunct to clinical data. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out in the department of Radiology and Imaging, BSMMU and department of Paediatric Neurology unit over a period of 12 months from January 2019 to December 2019. We calculated the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy of CT scan in diagnosis of CP in children. Results: This cross sectional study was carried out on consecutively selected 94 children below 15 years having clinical evidence of cerebral palsy. Among the study subjects 86.2% were diagnosed as cerebral palsy through CT scan. Conclusion: The sensitivity and specificity of CT scan of present study was found to be quite high in children which suggests a CT scan as an effective investigation for the diagnosis of cerebral palsy. KYAMC Journal Vol. 11, No.-1, April 2020, Page 3-8

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An epidemiologic study of factors associated with nasal septum deviation by computed tomography scan: a cross sectional study

BMC Ear Nose and Throat Disorders ◽

10.1186/1472-6815-12-15 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Alireza Mohebbi ◽

Aslan Ahmadi ◽

Maryam Etemadi ◽

Manouchehr Safdarian ◽

Shadi Ghourchian

Keyword(s):

Nasal Septum ◽

Epidemiologic Study ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Computed Tomography Scan ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Septum Deviation ◽

Nasal Septum Deviation ◽

Tomography Scan

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A morphometric analysis of pedicles of lumbar vertebrae by using computed tomography scan

Journal of Kathmandu Medical College ◽

10.3126/jkmc.v9i1.33547 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 49-55

Author(s):

Dil Islam Mansur ◽

Subindra Karki ◽

Dilip Kumar Mehta ◽

Pragya Shrestha ◽

Sunima Maskey

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Binary Data ◽

Lumbar Vertebrae ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Chord Length ◽

The Body ◽

Point Estimate ◽

Computed Tomography Scan ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tomography Scan

Background: The vertebral column is the central pillar of the body which has cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal parts. Out of these, the lumbar part is made up of five lumbar vertebrae which lies between the thoracic part above and the sacral part below. Objective: The study aimed to measure pedicle dimensions of lumbar vertebrae by using computed tomography scan. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study which was conducted on 115 images of computed tomography scan collected from the Department of Radio-Diagnosis, Dhulikhel Hospital between May and October 2019 after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. All the scans available in the department were taken for the study. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Data analysis was done in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 16 (SPSS 16.0). Results: The pedicle chord length and breadth progressively decrease from L1 to L5 vertebral levels and pedicle thickness gradually increases from L1 to L5 vertebrae on both sides in both genders. The pedicle chord lengths were found significantly different whereas breadth and thickness were insignificantly different between males and females at all lumbar vertebral levels except at L1 for breadth. Conclusions: The pedicle chord length and breadth gradually decreases whereas thickness increases from L1 to L5 vertebral levels amongst Nepalese population.

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Evaluation of Computed Tomography Scan of Brain in Pediatric Patients

10.53350/pjmhs2115123433 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (12) ◽

pp. 3433-3434

Author(s):

Mahwash Mansoor ◽

Rizwana Rahman Bazai

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Easy Access ◽

Radiology Department ◽

Computed Tomography Scan ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Pathology ◽

Sick Children ◽

Tomography Scan

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of computed tomography in pediatric patients referred to radiology department for computed tomography scan brain Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Radiology Department, Sandmen Provincial Hospital Quetta form 1st January 2018 to 30th March 2018. Methodology: Sixty pediatric patients included in the study who referred from Pediatric OPD for computed tomography scan of brain. Patients with trauma were excluded while all other patient’s age between 1 month to 4 years were included. Findings were divided with normal and abnormal findings. Results: Twenty five (41.7%) were boys and 35 (58.3%) were girls. Only 25% were negative and 75% were positive and showed significant pathology. Major complaint was fits accompanied with fever and unconsciousness was also one of the reasons. Conclusion: Computed tomography scan is quick and now-a-days with easy access it is an effective diagnostic method in sick children with cases of neurological disease in spite of its radiation exposure child. Key word: Computed tomography (CT), Effectiveness, Children

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Role of computed tomography scan in diagnosis of retroperitoneal masses

International Surgery Journal ◽

10.18203/2349-2902.isj20201852 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 1461 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kiran Patel

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Retroperitoneal Mass ◽

Computed Tomography Scan ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Presenting Symptoms ◽

Clinical Presentations ◽

Malignant Lesions ◽

Tomography Scan

Background: In the vast and ever-expanding field of surgery there are only few subjects which have provoked controversy; curiosity related to correct management of patients suffering from various condition of the abdomen. This becomes very true when the patient has a retroperitoneal mass clinically. The problem of retroperitoneal mass was intriguing, fascinating and certainly most perplexing. The present study was planned with the objective to study the various clinical presentations of retroperitoneal mass, and their radiological findings, and co-relation between these various findings.Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study. The study included 30 patients clinically diagnosed having retroperitoneal mass, attending the department of general surgery.Results: The most common affected age group was of 40-50 years (9, 30.00%). The most frequent presenting symptoms were abdominal lump (28, 93.33%). Pallor was the commonest clinical sign (20, 66.67%). Retroperitoneal lymph node masses were the commonest (12, 40.00%) malignant lesions. Retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy was the most common lesion.Conclusions: The retroperitoneum has long been an area poorly visualised by conventional radiographic techniques and in this respect, computed tomography scan has great advantages over other modalities. Hence the modern surgeon should no longer be considered a ‘shadow-gazer' but an anatomist in-vivo.

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Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) Evaluation of Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh ◽

10.3329/jninb.v6i2.50745 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 78-81

Author(s):

Md Tauhidul Islam Chowdhury ◽

Mohammad Shah Jahirul Hoque Chowdhury ◽

Mohammad Sadekur Rahman Sarkar ◽

KM Ahasan Ahmed ◽

Md Nazmul Kabir ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

Computed Tomography Angiography ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Multiple Aneurysm ◽

Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽

One Year ◽

Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Background: In evaluation of non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage CT angiography (CTA) has 97-98% sensitivity and near 100% specificity. Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the CTA findings of CT positive non traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage. Methodology: This is an observational cross sectional study performed in Neurology department of National Institute of Neurosciences and Hospital, Dhaka over one year period (January 2019 to December 2019). Total 87 CT positive subarachnoid hemorrhage cases were purposively included in this study. All CT positive patients underwent CTA of Cerebral vessels for further evaluation. The angiography were evaluated by competent neuro-radiologists blinded about the study. Result: Among 87 patients, 40.2% were male and 59.8% were female. The average age was 53.33±11.1 years. Among the studied patient the source of bleeding was found 78.16% aneurysmal and 21.84% non-aneurysmal. 85.30% patients had single aneurysm and 14.70% had multiple aneurysm. The highest number of patient had Acom aneurysm (41.17%) followed by MCA (22.05%), ICA (13.23%), ACA (7.35%) and vertebral artery (1.14%) in order of frequency. Among the multiple aneurysm group most of the patients had combination of Acom, MCA and ICA aneurysm. Conclusion: From this study, we can conclude that CTA can be used as the primary diagnostic tool in evaluation of spontaneous SAH. Journal of National Institute of Neurosciences Bangladesh, 2020;6(2): 78-81

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Bone quality and quantity of the mandibular symphyseal region in autogenous bone grafting using cone-beam computed tomography: a cross-sectional study

Head & Face Medicine ◽

10.1186/s13005-021-00282-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yaser Safi ◽

Reza Amid ◽

Mahdi Kadkhodazadeh ◽

Hamed Mortazavi ◽

Mohamad Payam Sharifi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cone Beam ◽

Autogenous Bone ◽

Loop Length ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Anterior Loop ◽

Bone Graft Harvesting

Abstract Background Bone volume plays a pivotal role in the success of dental implant treatment. Autogenous bone grafts should be harvested from reliable sites in the maxillofacial region. This study sought to assess the quantity and quality of bone in the mandibular symphysis for autogenous bone graft harvesting using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods This cross-sectional study evaluated the CBCT scans of 78 adults presenting to three oral and maxillofacial radiology centers. The vertical (VD) and horizontal (HD) alveolar bone dimensions, cortical thickness (CT), and cancellous to cortical bone ratio (C/C) were measured in the interforaminal region of the mandible at the sites of central incisor to first premolar teeth. The interforaminal distance (ID) and the anterior loop length were also measured. Nonparametric statistical tests were used to analyze the data with respect to sex, age, and tooth position. Results The median VD, HD, and CT of the symphysis were 20.21 (3.26), 4.13 (0.37), and 2.25 (0.23) mm, respectively. The median C/C was 1.51 (0.11). The median ID was 52.24 (8.24) mm, and the median anterior loop length was 1.82 (1.06) mm. Significant differences were observed in all parameters among different teeth. Most of the measured parameters were greater in males compared with females. There were significant differences in ID, VD, and CT between different age groups. Conclusions The quantity and quality of the available bone in the mandibular symphysis for bone graft harvesting vary by gender, age, and harvesting site, necessitating careful preoperative evaluation.

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