Staging of carcinoma in schistosomal urinary bladder comparative computed tomographic and pathological studies

Seventy patients with carcinoma of schistosomal urinary bladder were investigated by computed tomography [CT] and the results were compared with those of pathological staging. There was over-staging in 3 out of 16 [18.75%] intramural tumors and under-staging in 3 [5.5%] out of 54 extramural tumors. CT demonstrated 5 patients out of 22 with enlarged pelvic lymph nodes [22.7%] with 2 false positive and one false negative results

Bacterial meningitis: Laboratory profile and computed tomographic findings

Twenty patients with acute bacterial meningitis were subjected to thorough history taking, full clinical and neurological examination, CSF studies, blood analysis and CT brain scan. Blood and CSF examinations were repeated ten days later following starting of treatment and follow up CT after one month. The results showed positive bacteriological studies in all cases. The main initial CT findings, in addition to diffuse meningeal enhancement were ventricular dilatation in seven cases. Low density lesions in six, subdural collection in four, brain edema in three, atrophy in one patient and abscess in another one