Open AccessRecent trends in the prevalence and distribution of colonic diverticula in Japan evaluated using computed tomography colonography
Author(s) -
Noriyuki Isohata,
Kôichi Nagata,
Kenichi Utano,
Ryoichi Nozaki,
Satoshi Nozu,
Takashi Kato,
Shigeyoshi Kijima,
Hiroshi Matsumoto,
Kenichiro Majima,
Yasuji Ryu,
Michiaki Hirayama,
Shunsuke Endo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v27.i27.4441
Subject(s) - medicine , computed tomography , radiology , distribution (mathematics) , tomography , mathematical analysis , mathematics
Computed tomography colonography (CTC) may be superior to colonoscopy and barium enema for detecting diverticula. However, few studies have used CTC to diagnose diverticula.