Radiographic findings of the Abdomen in the diabetic patients using CT scan

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the abdominal finding for patient with diabetes by using computer tomography. And to assess pancreas, liver, spleen, and kidney length and width as well as CT number and its correlation with duration of diabetes mullets and subjects age and gender.

The study was performed on fifty patients(15 male-45female), between (23->82)years, and this study was done in Alamal Diagnostic Centers, Ibn alhyitham Medical Centers Alfaisal Medical Centers, from September 2012 to December 2012. All of patient underwent CT KUB or abdomen, axial cut for abdomen using 120KV, 160MAS.The CT image of these patient were interpreted by radiologist. The CT number, length and width for pancreas, liver, spleen, and kidney was taken for each patient. The main findings of study were that, the diabetes affected all of these organs in size and texture as the CT number had been changed. CT has great value in detection changes happened for subjects affected by Diabetes Mellitus.