Ischemic colitis CT
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]
Overview
Overview
Among patients with ischemic colitis, the CT scan shows mild to moderate diffuse bowel wall thickening and marked hyperenhancement of the mucosa.
CT
CT
CT scan results for ischemic colitis are as follows:[1][2][3][4]
- CT scans are often used in the evaluation of abdominal pain and rectal bleeding, and may suggest the diagnosis of ischemic colitis.
- First study in assessing the patient with abdominal pain.
- Indirect evidence of ischemic colitis, such as mural thickening or ascites.
- Not very specific for bowel infarction.
References
References
- ↑ Alpern MB, Glazer GM, Francis IR (1988). “Ischemic or infarcted bowel: CT findings”. Radiology. 166 (1 Pt 1): 149–52. doi:10.1148/radiology.166.1.3336673. PMID 3336673.
- ↑ Balthazar EJ, Yen BC, Gordon RB (1999). “Ischemic colitis: CT evaluation of 54 cases”. Radiology. 211 (2): 381–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.211.2.r99ma28381. PMID 10228517.
- ↑ Taourel PG, Deneuville M, Pradel JA, Régent D, Bruel JM (1996). “Acute mesenteric ischemia: diagnosis with contrast-enhanced CT”. Radiology. 199 (3): 632–6. doi:10.1148/radiology.199.3.8637978. PMID 8637978.
- ↑ Balthazar, Emil J.; Yen, Bryan C.; Gordon, Richard B. (1999). “Ischemic Colitis: CT Evaluation of 54 Cases”. Radiology. 211 (2): 381–388. doi:10.1148/radiology.211.2.r99ma28381. ISSN 0033-8419.
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