Table 1 The characteristics of patients
Characteristics | number | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total number of subjects | 101 | ||
Male / Female | 67 / 34 | ||
Age (mean, range) | 43.6 ± 10.8 (28–72) | ||
Purpose of enhanced CT scanning (subject number) | Follow-up of fatty liver disease (n = 7) | 7 | |
Exclude suspicious masses (n = 21) | Abdominal pain | 18 | |
Cirrhosis | 1 | ||
Increased tumor maker (AFP) | 2 | ||
Determine property and surroundings of masses which hinted by previous exams (n = 16) | Stomach mass | 3 | |
Pancreas mass | 3 | ||
Adrenal gland mass | 1 | ||
Liver mass | 3 | ||
Lower esophageal mass | 2 | ||
Duodenum mass | 4 | ||
Excluding liver metastasis due to the history of malignant tumor (n = 57) | Intestinal cancer | 17 | |
Lung cancer | 13 | ||
Breast cancer | 7 | ||
Pancreatic cancer | 5 | ||
Endometrial cancer | 3 | ||
Thymic carcinoma | 3 | ||
Esophageal cancer | 2 | ||
Other | 7 | ||