Evaluation of Hepatic Masses Using CT Scan

Hepatic Masses Using CT Scan

Abstract

Background: The aim is to evaluate hepatic masses using CT scan on 68 adult patients. Subjects and Methods: Sixty- eight adult patients in age ranged 25- 65 years of either gender were selected for this study having hepatic masses. CT images were taken using Siemens 3^rd generation spiral CT scan machine. Lesions were mentioned as hyper enhancement, hypo enhancement, iso-dense and mixed enhancement pattern. All the images were studied by single expert radiologist. Results: Out of 68 patients, age group 25- 35 years had 12 male and 7 female, 35- 45 years had 15 male and 11 female, 45- 55 years had 7 male and 6 female and 55-65 years had 6 male and 4 female. Common hepatic masses were liver abscess in 32%, hemangiomas in 5%, focal nodular hyperplasia in 15%, cholangio carcinoma in 4%, metastasis in 6%, simple cysts in 20%, hepatocellular carcinoma in 6 and hydatid cysts in 12%. Sensitivity of CT in detecting hepatic masses found to be100%, specificity 92.2%, positive predictive value (PPV) 96.5% and negative predictive value (NPV) 100%. Conclusion: CT has high diagnostic value in diagnosing cases of hepatic masses.