Role of Multi Detector Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Hepatic Masses

Abstract

The liver is at risk of various diseases which include benign and malignant. The rich blood supply by hepatic artery and portal vein. Objective: To find the role of multi detector computed tomography in the evaluation of hepatic masses.  Methods: It was cross-sectional analytical study. It involves 162 patients suffering from liver masses visiting Shalimar hospital, Lahore. Consecutive sampling method was used. Analyses by using SPSS version 21.0. Results: In this study, 162 patients visited radiological department because all the patients were suffering from different hepatic masses. Out of 162 patients, 116 patients were males and 46 patients were females. In these 162 patients, 112 patients (69.9%) were suffering from HCC, 55 patients (34%) were suffering from abscess, 42 patients (26.9%) were suffering from multiple cysts, 12 patients (8%)were suffering from FNH, 9 patients (7.4%) were suffering from hemangioma, 4 (2.5%)patients were suffering from hydatid cyst and 2 patients (1.2%) were suffering from lymphoma. Conclusion: Triple phases CT helps in better diagnosis of different types of hepatic masses and our study concludes that the prevalence of HCC is higher than other masses. It also provide information about enhancement of liver lesion with the help of images. CT also helps in diagnosis of different liver lesions in arterial, venous and delayed phase.