title: [Diagnosis of plasma cell mastitis with multi-slice spiral CT].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the diagnostic value of multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT) for plasma cell mastitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Radiographs of MSCT for forty-six patients with plasma cell mastitis diagnosed by pathological examination were reviewed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The findings of MSCT of plasma cell mastitis could be divided into four types, including the inflammation type, the abscess type, the sinus and fistula type, and the mixed type, and each type had its radiographic characteristics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MSCT is helpful for diagnosing plasma cell mastitis and should be used as an examination of first choice for the patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China. wangson0829@sina.com
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hai-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xi-Fu
authors.initials: XF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008413:Mastitis / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed