Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed Tomography
BACKGROUND: Abdominal pain is often evaluated using imaging, most often with computed tomography (CT). While CT is sensitive and specific for certain diagnoses, small bowel thickening is a nonspecific finding on CT with a broad differential diagnosis including infection, inflammation, ischemia and n...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Abdominal pain is often evaluated using imaging, most often with computed tomography (CT). While CT is sensitive and specific for certain diagnoses, small bowel thickening is a nonspecific finding on CT with a broad differential diagnosis including infection, inflammation, ischemia and neoplasm. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e86fb3874ece4f66ba6c3042007ab6ef2025-02-03T01:10:58ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-01261289790110.1155/2012/282603Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed TomographyLee Finkelstone0Ellen Wolf1Marjorie W Stein2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, USAAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, USADepartment of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USABACKGROUND: Abdominal pain is often evaluated using imaging, most often with computed tomography (CT). While CT is sensitive and specific for certain diagnoses, small bowel thickening is a nonspecific finding on CT with a broad differential diagnosis including infection, inflammation, ischemia and neoplasm.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/282603 |
| spellingShingle | Lee Finkelstone Ellen Wolf Marjorie W Stein Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed Tomography Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed Tomography |
| title_full | Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed Tomography |
| title_fullStr | Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed Tomography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed Tomography |
| title_short | Etiology of Small Bowel Thickening on Computed Tomography |
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