[Computerized tomography in detection of hepatic abscesses (author's transl)]

A series of 24 patients affected by hepatic abscess have been examined by means of CT. The localization observed was: 12 intrahepatic abscesses, 5 subdiaphragmatic, 7 subhepatic and 1 both intrahepatic and subdiaphragmatic. The advantages and disadvantages of the method are described, beside considerations on the examination technique.