Role of MDCT in Evaluation of Acute Abdomen Reddy A. Sravan Krishna1, Shrinuvasan S.2,*, Sajith S.3, Chidambaram R.4 1Post Graduate, Department of Radiology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Affiliated to Bharath University, Chennai, India 2Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Affiliated to Bharath University, Chennai, India 3Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Affiliated to Bharath University, Chennai, India 4Professor, Department of Radiology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Affiliated to Bharath University, Chennai, India *Corresponding Author: Dr. S. Shrinuvasan, Associate Professor Department of Radiology, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, Affiliated to Bharath University, Chennai, India, Phone: 9629879009, EMail: drshrinuvas@gmail.com
Online published on 20 March, 2019. Abstract Background Acute abdomen is defined as a clinical syndrome characterized by sudden onset of pain in the abdomen. Multi detector CT plays an important role in the diagnosis of the cause of acute abdominal pain and thereby initiating proper treatment. Aims and Objectives The primary objective of this study was to find the efficacy of multi detector computed tomography in detecting and characterizing the findings of acute abdomen and further planning of treatment. Materials and Method A total of 160 patients were included in this study who were referred with symptoms of acute abdominal pain and patients with blunt trauma. MDCT examination was conducted and results are confirmed with gold standard investigations. Results and Conclusion The sensitivity and specificity of MDCT in detecting the cause of acute abdomen is very high. MDCT should be the first line of investigation for most of the acute abdominal conditions. Top Keywords Acute abdomen, Multi Detector CT, Acute appendicitis, Acute cholecystitis, Bowel obstruction. Top |