Abstract:
Objective: To evaluate the virtues of preoperative 16-slice spiral CT scanning and triple-phase scanning in the diagnosis and staging of rectal carcinoma. Methods:Seventy-five rectal carcinoma tissue samples were collected from 32women and43men, with average age being57years. Sixteen-slice spiral CT scanning and enhanced CT scanning were performed on these patients. The preoperative CT staging results of the75patients with rectal carcinomas were com-pared with pathological examination. Results: Sixteen-slice spiral CT accuracy in T-staging and N-staging of rectal carcino-ma were 83% and 76%, respectively. For lymph node metastases, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value in 16-slice spiral CT were found to be 62%,87%,73%, and80%, respectively. For serosal inva-sion, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value in 16-slice spiral CT were found to be 85%,55%,84%, and58%, respectively. Conclusion:The 16-spiral CT scanning and MSCT Triple-phase scanning are valu -ble for preoperative staging of rectal carcinoma.