title: Abdominal tuberculosis: comparison of sonography and computed tomography.
abstract: Sonographic and computed tomography findings were retrospectively compared in 13 patients with proven abdominal tuberculosis who had both diagnostic modalities in their workup. The patients were treated over 9 years in two general hospitals in Kuwait. Ultrasound could detect the same findings as CT in 9 of 13 patients. Both had the same accuracy in detecting the type of ascites (in 6 patients) and solid organ tuberculosis (four lesions). Ultrasound gave useful information but could not completely replace CT as it detected less bowel thickening (3 of 5 lesions) and abdominal tuberculous lymphadenopathy (1 of 4 lesions) than CT scanning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Teaching Hospital, Kuwait.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Abu-Zidan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: al-Hilaly
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Behbehani
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014395:Peritonitis, Tuberculous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014385:Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography