Imaging of the small bowel in Crohn's disease: A review of old and new techniques

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 24, 2007, Pages 3279-3287

  Saibeni, Simone ^a,c   Rondonotti, Emanuele ^a,c   Iozzelli, Andrea ^b,c   Spina, Luisa ^c   Tontini, Gian Eugenio ^c   Cavallaro, Flaminia ^c   Ciscato, Camilla ^c   De Franchis, Roberto ^a,c   Sardanelli, Francesco ^b,c   Vecchi, Maurizio ^c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN DONATO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Crohn's disease; Double balloon endoscopy; Imaging techniques; Magnetic resonance; Small bowel; Ultrasonography; Video capsule endoscopy

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIGESTIVE TRACT AGENT; ENEMA; IODINE; MACROGOL; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SHU 508;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTESTINE RADIOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE DISEASE;

EID: 34447302288     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i24.3279     Document Type: Review

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