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Angiodysplasia CT

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nikita Singh, M.B.B.S.[2]

Overview

Overview

CT angiography has sensitivity of 70% and specificity of 100% in detecting colonic angiodysplasia.

CT

CT

CT angiography has sensitivity of 70% and specificity of 100% in detecting colonic angiodysplasia.[1] Multiphase CT enterography is a useful tool to detect small and large bowel angiodysplasias with active bleeding.[2]

References

References

  1. Junquera F, Quiroga S, Saperas E, Pérez-Lafuente M, Videla S, Alvarez-Castells A; et al. (2000). “Accuracy of helical computed tomographic angiography for the diagnosis of colonic angiodysplasia”. Gastroenterology. 119 (2): 293–9. doi:10.1053/gast.2000.9346. PMID 10930363.
  2. Huprich JE, Barlow JM, Hansel SL, Alexander JA, Fidler JL (2013). “Multiphase CT enterography evaluation of small-bowel vascular lesions”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 201 (1): 65–72. doi:10.2214/AJR.12.10414. PMID 23789659.

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