Abstract:
This study is done to a number of 48 patients (37 males-11
females) were diagnosed clinically as SDH, their age range between 2-95
years. All of patients were examined by conventional x-ray and CT scan.
The study conducted at Modern Medical Centre (Khartoum), Military
Hospital (Omdurman), Salvation Medical Centre (Khartoum), and in
different centers of conventional x- ray in the period from December
2003 to November 2004.
The study is classified into five chapters, chapter one is the
introduction and research planning, chapter two talk about the literature
review, chapter three is the material and methods of the study
(information about the patients, machines which were used and the
examination done). Chapter four included the results of the study and
finally chapter five which was talk about analysis and discussion of the
results, conclusion and recommendations which included a suggestion for
another study. At least of the study there are the references and
appendices.
The results showed that the positive cases by conventional
x-ray are 14.6%, while by CT scan are 100%. These results emphasize
that the CT scan is more accurate than conventional x-ray in diagnosis of
SDH.
