Multi-slice spiral CT diagnosis of benign cystic masses in the female pelvis

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of 16 slices spiral CT in female benign ovarian cystic masses.Methods 62 patients with multi-slice spiral CT (MSCT) surgically and pathologically proved benign cystic masses of ovarian were retrospectively analyzed.Results Among the 62 cases with 83 cystic masses,the accurate number of CT orientational diagnosis was 55 cases (88.7％).All cystic masses included following diseases:ovarian cystadenoma (21 cases),ovarian cyst (7 cases),ovarian endometrial cyst (8 cases),ovarian cystic teratoma (5 cases),tubal abscess or hydrosalpinx (3 cases),pelvic cystic infected mass (3 cases),pelvis encapsulated effusion (1 case),pelvic cavity lymphangioma (3 cases),adenomyosis (1 case),intestine and mesentery cysts (6 cases),pelvis tuberculosis (2 cases),urachal cys (2 cases),the accurate number of CT diagnosis of natural decision was 49 cases (79.0％).Conclusion MSCT has high accuracy in locating female pelvic cystic lesions and is valuable in getting qualitative diagnosis when tightly combined with the patients' clinical history. Key words: Female pelvis; Cystic focus; Tomography; X-ray computed