Direct multiplanar CT findings in cystic teratoma of the ovary

The CT findings in cystic teratomas of the ovary are reviewed and our findings in four patients discussed. We analyzed those teratomas with standard CT, augmented by direct nonreconstructed coronal and sagittal views, to establish the true extent of the process and to define the characteristic heterogeneous contents. Computed tomography was successful in predicting or excluding malignant degeneration.