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Aga Khan University

Department of Radiology

2011

Surgery

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Role Of Multidetector Computed Tomography (Mdct) In Patients With Ovarian Masses., Fatima Mubarak, Muhammad Shahbaz Alam, Waseem Akhtar, Saima Hafeez, Noureen Nizamuddin Apr 2011

Role Of Multidetector Computed Tomography (Mdct) In Patients With Ovarian Masses., Fatima Mubarak, Muhammad Shahbaz Alam, Waseem Akhtar, Saima Hafeez, Noureen Nizamuddin

Department of Radiology

Objective:To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector 64-slice computed tomography (MDCT) in the diagnosis and differentiation of benign and malignant ovarian masses using histopathology and surgical findings as the gold standard. Material And

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This study was conducted in Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Data was reviewed retrospectively from 1 November 2008 to 12 December 2009. One hundred Patients found to have ovarian masses on CT scan were included in the study. CT scan was performed in all these Patients after administration of oral and IV contrast. Ovarian masses were classified as benign and malignant on scan findings. …