Crohn disease of the small bowel: multidetector row CT with CT enteroclysis, dynamic contrast enhancement, CT angiography, and 3D imaging

Double-Contrast Barium Enteroclysis as a Patency Tool for Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug-Induced Enteropathy

“…Our results showed that this was not the case for NSAID enteropathy, probably due to the difference in the number and the depth of diminutive lesions between Crohn's disease and NSAID enteropathy. In addition, CT-and MR-enterographies have become alternative to and more informative than small bowel radiography for the evaluation of transmural or stenotic lesions in Crohn's disease [33][34][35][36][37]. Since CT-and MR-enterographies are also able to depict mucosal alterations, these procedures may be other candidates as a patency tool for NSAID enteropathy.…”

Usefulness of computed tomography enteroclysis in the intestinal tract

“…CTE shows not only the abnormalities of the bowel wall and lumen, mucosal and submucosal ulcers, and small bowel lumen stricture; it also identifi es pathology outside the bowel, including those in sinus tracts, fi stulas, abscesses, organ metastasis, and metastasis in lymph nodes. 6 Nakamura et al performed capsule endoscopy in 185 patients with small bowel disease, and its indications included OGIB (73%), Crohn's disease (5.4%), gastrointestinal polyposis (5.4%), and small intestinal tumors (3.8%). 7 OGIB is defi ned as recurrent bleeding for which the site of bleeding has not been identifi ed by routine endoscopic and/or barium contrast studies.…”

Angioscanner tridimensionnel des artères splanchniques : avantages et limites

“…Le mode MIP est souvent utilisé car il permet de mieux déterminer le trajet d'un vaisseau sinueux. Il peut être utilisé pour améliorer la visualisation de branches vasculaires fines et distales et, plus fréquem-ment, pour mieux analyser les branches distales de l'artère mésentérique supérieure [14,15].…”

“…La prolifération fibrograisseuse mésentérique accroît la visibilité des vaisseaux dilatés [77]. Les images en RMP et en MIP améliorent le diagnostic d'une maladie de Crohn active et facilitent le diagnostic différentiel [15].…”