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==Overview== | |||
CT scan does not have a major role in the diagnosis of POEMS syndrome however the three minor diagnostic criteria for POEMS syndrome (extravascular volume overload, organomegaly, and bone lesions) can be detected effectively by CT scanning. CT scan of the abdomen may show evidence of organomegaly. | |||
==CT Scan== | |||
CT scan does not have a major role in the diagnosis of POEMS syndrome however the three minor diagnostic criteria for POEMS syndrome (extravascular volume overload, organomegaly, and bone lesions) can be detected effectively by CT scanning. CT scan of the abdomen may show evidence of organomegaly. Abdominal [[CT scan]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of ascites. Findings on [[CT scan]] suggestive of ascites include:<ref name="pmid3536306">{{cite journal |vauthors=Halvorsen RA, Thompson WM |title=Ascites or pleural effusion? CT and ultrasound differentiation |journal=Crit Rev Diagn Imaging |volume=26 |issue=3 |pages=201–40 |year=1986 |pmid=3536306 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
* Fluid accumulation within [[abdominal cavity]]. | |||
** Same [[density]] as water (-10 to +10 HU): [[Transudate]] | |||
** More [[density]] than water (>15 HU): [[Exudate]] | |||
** [[Density]] as ~45 HU: Blood ([[hemoperitoneum]]) | |||
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|[[Image:Ascites-001.jpg|350px|thumb|Ascites due to peritoneal carcinomatosis, via Radiopaedia.org<ref name="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org. From the case <"https://radiopaedia.org/cases/11213">rID: 11213</ref>]] | |||
|[[Image:Ascites-002.jpg|350px|thumb|Ascites due to peritoneal carcinomatosis, via Radiopaedia.org<ref name="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org. From the case <"https://radiopaedia.org/cases/11213">rID: 11213</ref>]] | |||
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|[[Image:Ascitessss.jpg|350px|thumb|Ascites due to cirrosis secondary to hepatitis C infection-Case courtesy of Dr David Cuete, via Radiopaedia.org<ref name="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org. From the case <"https://radiopaedia.org/cases/23057">rID: 23057</ref>]] | |||
|[[Image:Ascites-2.jpg|250px|thumb|Ascites due to cholangiocarcinoma, via Radiopaedia.org<ref name="https://radiopaedia.org/">Radiopaedia.org. From the case <"https://radiopaedia.org/cases/11214">rID: 11214</ref>]] | |||
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[[Image:CT image right side pleural effusion.jpg|left|thumb]] | |||
[[Computed tomography|CT]] scan of chest showing left sided pleural effusion. - By I, Drriad, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2262905 | |||
[[Image:Pericard-effusion-03.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Cardiac MSCT: Pericardial effusion]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
CT scan does not have a major role in the diagnosis of POEMS syndrome however the three minor diagnostic criteria for POEMS syndrome (extravascular volume overload, organomegaly, and bone lesions) can be detected effectively by CT scanning. CT scan of the abdomen may show evidence of organomegaly.
CT Scan
CT scan does not have a major role in the diagnosis of POEMS syndrome however the three minor diagnostic criteria for POEMS syndrome (extravascular volume overload, organomegaly, and bone lesions) can be detected effectively by CT scanning. CT scan of the abdomen may show evidence of organomegaly. Abdominal CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of ascites. Findings on CT scan suggestive of ascites include:[1]
- Fluid accumulation within abdominal cavity.
- Same density as water (-10 to +10 HU): Transudate
- More density than water (>15 HU): Exudate
- Density as ~45 HU: Blood (hemoperitoneum)
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CT scan of chest showing left sided pleural effusion. - By I, Drriad, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2262905
