Role of CT scan in assessment of bronchiectasis

In recent years, CT which is clearly safer and easier to perform and causes no patient discomfort, has been used to establish the presence and extent of bronchiectasis. The aim of this work is to evaluate the role of CT scan in the diagnosis of bronchiectasis; 40 patients with a suspected clinical diagnosis of bronchiectasis were analyzed. The type, site and lobar distribution of bronchiectasis were scored. Although the pathologic types of bronchiectasis have a characteristic feature on CT, differentiation between the various forms is much less important than simple identification of the disease process itself. Spiral CT is a reliable method in assessment of bronchiectasis in patients enable to hold their breath but high resolution CT is a method of choice due to its greater sensitivity

Role of Ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute scrotal lesions

Increasing attention has been directed to ultrasound role in evaluation of pathology of superficial organs such as the scrotum. The aim of this work is to highlight the increasing role of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute scrotal lesions. The study was prformed on 50 patients. The apparatus used a real time, high resolution 5 MHz probe. Five cases of pyocele, 10 haematocele, 15 acute epididymitis, 16 orchitis, 2 testicular traumatic rupture and infarction and 2 testicular torsion were encountered. We conclude by saying that scrotal sonography provides rapid sensitive modality for evaluation of acute scrotal lesions

Value of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis

Ultrasonography has proven to be of a significant clinical value in the assessment of patients with right lower abdominal pain and possible appendicitis. 50 patients were examined, 45 patients had positive finding, 5 patients had false positive diagnosis. Criteria for sonographic diagnosis of acute appendicitis are: The visualization of anteroposterior measurements consistently 7mm or greater, appendicolith within append and extensive loss to echogenie submucosal ring of appendix in gangrenous or perforating appendicitis and the gas within appendicular lumen. False positive diagnosis was seen in cases of dilated Fallopian tube mimicking appendicitis, muscle fibers of psoas, periappendicitis from surrounding inflammation and inspissated stool mimicking appendicolith