A pattern approach to the abnormal small bowel: Observations at MDCT and CT enterography

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 188, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1344-1355

  Macari, Michael ^a   Megibow, Alec J ^a   Balthazar, Emil J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; CT technique; Inflammatory bowel disease; Small bowel

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; BARIUM SULFATE; BULKING AGENT; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GLUCAGON; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; IOPROMIDE; MACROGOL; METHYLCELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLUMEN; WARFARIN; WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC COLONOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ENTEROGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTESTINE LAVAGE; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247561636     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.06.0712     Document Type: Article

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