CT Features of Body Echinococcosis at Plateau of Qinghai / 实用放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyse the CT features of body echinococcosis at plateau of Qinghai.Methods CT findings in 108 patients with echinococcosis were retrospectively analyzed.Results In 108 cases,there were 101 cases of cystic echinococcosis and 7 cases of alveolar echinococcosis which manifested as irregular mixed-density masses.The 101 cases of cystic echinococcosis were divided into five types26 cases of unilocular or simple cystyc type,15 cases of multilocular or separate inner cyst,37 cases of sub-polycystic,19 cases of calcification of parenchyma and 11 cases of mixtures.The most of them in 108 cases were liver echinococcosis,others included multi-organs of abdomen and pelvis in 18,lung in 7,lung and pericardium in one and tibia echinococcosis complicated with infection.The data in this group showed that echinococcosis in abdomen and pelvis was higher than that in lung.Conclusion CT can definitely demonstrate the site and nature of body echinococcosis and the diagnosis was not difficult.