Open AccessThe diagnostic role of MDCT enterography in small bowel lesions
Author(s) -
Hasan I. Megally,
Hosam eldin Mohamed Elmalah,
Gehan S. Seifeldein,
Nisreen Adel Abbas,
Hussien Ahmed Elamin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine /the egyptian journal of radiology and nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.19
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2090-4762
pISSN - 0378-603X
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2014.09.006
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology
PurposeTo evaluate the role of MDCT enterography in the diagnosis of small bowel diseases.Patient and methodsThirty nine patients suspected to have small bowel diseases were examined with 64 MDCT enterography.ResultMDCT enterography easily diagnosed small intestinal diseases which confirmed with histopathological results, operative data and follow up.ConclusionsMDCT can be used as a front-line imaging and one stop imaging modality for the detection of small bowel diseases. However, biopsy is still the confirmatory diagnostic method