Coping with the problems of diagnosis of acute colitis

Abstract Acute colitis is an acute condition of the colon. For the radiologist, it is mainly diagnosed during differential diagnosis of acute abdominal conditions. There are many causes of colitis and the degree of its severity varies. A CT scan is the best imaging examination for diagnosing it and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Diagnostic and interventional imaging 2013-07, Vol.94 (7), p.793-804
Main Authors: Delabrousse, E, Ferreira, F, Badet, N, Martin, M, Zins, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Colitis
Colitis - diagnosis
Colitis - etiology
Diagnostic Imaging - methods
Humans
IBD
Ischaemia
Male
Middle Aged
Neutropenia
Pseudomembranous
Radiology
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Abstract Acute colitis is an acute condition of the colon. For the radiologist, it is mainly diagnosed during differential diagnosis of acute abdominal conditions. There are many causes of colitis and the degree of its severity varies. A CT scan is the best imaging examination for diagnosing it and also for analysing and characterising colitis. The topography, type of lesion and associated factors can often suggest a precise diagnosis but it is nevertheless essential to integrate these findings into the clinical context and take laboratory values into account. The use of endoscopy is still the rule where a doubt remains, or to obtain necessary histological evidence.
ISSN:2211-5684
2211-5684
DOI:10.1016/j.diii.2013.03.012