CT of inflammatory disease of the colon

CT plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with suspected colonic inflammation. High-resolution, thin-section imaging of the gastrointestinal tract allows assessment of both the intraluminal and extraluminal components of colonic disease, thereby enabling radiologists to detect and sta...

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Published in:Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MRI CT, and MRI, 1995-04, Vol.16 (2), p.91-101
Main Authors: Jacobs, Jill E, Birnbaum, Bernard A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appendicitis - diagnostic imaging
Colitis - diagnosis
Colitis - diagnostic imaging
Colitis - etiology
Colitis, Ischemic - diagnostic imaging
Colitis, Ulcerative - diagnostic imaging
Colonic Neoplasms - diagnosis
Crohn Disease - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Diverticulitis, Colonic - diagnostic imaging
Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Neutropenia - complications
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:CT plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with suspected colonic inflammation. High-resolution, thin-section imaging of the gastrointestinal tract allows assessment of both the intraluminal and extraluminal components of colonic disease, thereby enabling radiologists to detect and stage colonic pathology accurately. In addition, CT can be used to guide percutaneous drainage of abscess collections, often obviating the need for surgical intervention. This article describes CT techniques for diagnosing inflammatory diseases of the colon as well as the typical CT appearances.
ISSN:0887-2171
1558-5034
DOI:10.1016/0887-2171(95)90002-0