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Shu G, Zhang C, Wen Y, Pan J, Zhang X, Sun SK. Bismuth drug-inspired ultra-small dextran coated bismuth oxide nanoparticles for targeted computed tomography imaging of inflammatory bowel disease. Biomaterials 2024; 311:122658. [PMID: 38901130 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2024.122658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
Abstract
Bismuth (Bi)-based computed tomography (CT) imaging contrast agents (CAs) hold significant promise for diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases due to their cost-effectiveness, heightened sensitivity, and commendable biocompatibility. Nevertheless, substantial challenges persist in achieving an easy synthesis process, remarkable water solubility, and effective targeting ability for the potential clinical transformation of Bi-based CAs. Herein, we show Bi drug-inspired ultra-small dextran coated bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3-Dex NPs) for targeted CT imaging of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Bi2O3-Dex NPs are synthesized through a simple alkaline precipitation reaction using bismuth salts and dextran as the template. The Bi2O3-Dex NPs exhibit ultra-small size (3.4 nm), exceptional water solubility (over 200 mg mL-1), high Bi content (19.75 %), excellent biocompatibility and demonstrate higher X-ray attenuation capacity compared to clinical iohexol. Bi2O3-Dex NPs not only enable clear visualization of the GI tract outline and intestinal loop structures in CT imaging but also specifically target and accumulate at the inflammatory site in colitis mice after oral administration, facilitating a precise diagnosis and enabling targeted CT imaging of IBD. Our study introduces a novel and clinically promising strategy for synthesizing high-performance Bi2O3-Dex NPs for diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases.
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- Gang Shu
- School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300203, China; Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300203, China
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- Department of Radiology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, China
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- School of Medical Imaging, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Imaging, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300203, China.
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Minordi LM, D’Angelo FB, Privitera G, Papa A, Larosa L, Laterza L, Scaldaferri F, Barbaro B, Carbone L, Pugliese D. Crohn's Disease: Radiological Answers to Clinical Questions and Review of the Literature. J Clin Med 2024; 13:4145. [PMID: 39064186 PMCID: PMC11277847 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13144145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Background: Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, progressive inflammatory condition, involving primarily the bowel, characterized by a typical remitting-relapsing pattern. Despite endoscopy representing the reference standard for the diagnosis and assessment of disease activity, radiological imaging has a key role, providing information about mural and extra-visceral involvement. Methods: Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging are the most frequently used radiological techniques in clinical practice for both the diagnosis and staging of CD involving the small bowel in non-urgent settings. The contribution of imaging in the management of CD is reported on by answering the following practical questions: (1) What is the best technique for the assessment of small bowel CD? (2) Is imaging a good option to assess colonic disease? (3) Which disease pattern is present: inflammatory, fibrotic or fistulizing? (4) Is it possible to identify the presence of strictures and to discriminate inflammatory from fibrotic ones? (5) How does imaging help in defining disease extension and localization? (6) Can imaging assess disease activity? (7) Is it possible to evaluate post-operative recurrence? Results: Imaging is suitable for assessing disease activity, extension and characterizing disease patterns. CT and MRI can both answer the abovementioned questions, but MRI has a greater sensitivity and specificity for assessing disease activity and does not use ionizing radiation. Conclusions: Radiologists are essential healthcare professionals to be involved in multidisciplinary teams for the management of CD patients to obtain the necessary answers for clinically relevant questions.
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- Laura Maria Minordi
- UOC di Radiologia Addomino-Pelvica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168 Roma, Italy; (F.B.D.)
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- UOC di Radiologia Addomino-Pelvica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168 Roma, Italy; (F.B.D.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Salute, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Unità Operativa Semplice Dipartimentale Day Hospital (UOSD DH) Medicina Interna e Malattie dell’Apparato Digerente, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy;
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- UOC di Radiologia Addomino-Pelvica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168 Roma, Italy; (F.B.D.)
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- CEMAD Digestive Disease Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Catholic University of Rome, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.L.); (F.S.); (D.P.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L. Go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- CEMAD Digestive Disease Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Catholic University of Rome, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.L.); (F.S.); (D.P.)
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- UOC di Radiologia Addomino-Pelvica, Dipartimento di Diagnostica per Immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Largo Francesco Vito, 1, 00168 Roma, Italy; (F.B.D.)
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- UOC Pronto Soccorso, Medicina d’Urgenza e Medicina Interna, Ospedale Isola Tiberina Gemelli Isola, 00186 Rome, Italy;
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- CEMAD Digestive Disease Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario “A. Gemelli” Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Catholic University of Rome, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.L.); (F.S.); (D.P.)
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, L. Go A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy
- UOS Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Isola Tiberina Gemelli Isola, 00186 Rome, Italy
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Minordi LM, Larosa L, Barbaro B, Angelino A, Broglia D, Cipri C, Scaldaferri F, Manfredi R, Natale L. How the Radiologist Must Reason for a Correct Diagnosis in Patients With Small Bowel Mural Thickening Studied by CT or MRI: A Pictorial Review. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2023; 52:393-411. [PMID: 37137738 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2023.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023]
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Conditions that lead to small bowel mural thickening fall into a broad spectrum of diseases, including inflammatory, infectious, vascular or neoplastic. Computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), especially CT-enterography and MR-enterography, permit evaluation of both entire small bowel and extraluminal structures. In CT/MR-enterography, the main prerequisite for the correct evaluation of small bowel is to obtain optimal intestinal distension. In fact, most errors are related to poor intestinal distension of the bowel which can lead to interpret as pathological a small bowel segment that is not very distended (false positive), or not to recognize presence of pathology in a collapsed segment (false negative). Once the examination has been performed, the images are analyzed in order to identify the presence of small bowel pathology. Pathology of the small bowel can manifest as endoluminal alteration and/or intestinal wall thickening. Once bowel wall thickening has been identified, the radiologist's first objective is trying to define benign or malignant nature of the alteration, using also patient's history and clinical features. Once the suspicion of benign or malignant pathology has been raised, the radiologist must try to formulate a diagnosis of nature. In this pictorial review we describe how the radiologist must reason for a correct diagnosis by answering a pattern of sequential questions in a patient with suspected small bowel disease studied by CT or MRI.
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- Laura Maria Minordi
- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Radiodiagnostica addominale, Roma, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Radiodiagnostica addominale, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Radiodiagnostica addominale, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Gastroenterologiche, Endocrino-Metaboliche e Nefro-Urologiche, Area Medicina Interna, Gastroenterologia e Oncologia Medica, UOC di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, CEMAD (Centro Malattie Apparato Digerente), Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Radiodiagnostica addominale, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Diagnostica per immagini, Radioterapia Oncologica ed Ematologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, UOC Radiodiagnostica addominale, Roma, Italy; Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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Minordi LM, Bevere A, Papa A, Larosa L, Manfredi R. CT and MRI Evaluations in Crohn's Complications: A Guide for the Radiologist. Acad Radiol 2021; 29:1206-1227. [PMID: 34583864 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2021.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are a group of chronic inflammatory intestinal conditions with unknown etiology. Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the two main types of IBD and they have some interchangeable and some different clinical and pathological characteristics. When diagnosis is performed for the first time, the majority of CD patients have a predominant inflammatory condition. As the disease progresses most patients experience the development of complications, such as abscesses, fistulas, perforation, strictures, and others. Both computed tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) allow great view of the whole length of the intestinal tract together with the eventual extra-and intra-intestinal complications. MR enterography (MRE) and CT enterography (CTE), performed after oral administrations of contrast medium, have similar diagnostic accuracy for the diagnosis of CD and its complications. Even though CT is still the most familiar diagnostic technique used for studying CD worldwide, MRE have several important benefits that are leading to rapid increase in its employment in the last years. In particular, MRE allows a superior soft tissue contrast resolution compared to CT, offering a better visualization of bowel wall and its inflammatory and fibrotic characteristics. Moreover, Pelvic Magnetic Resonance is the principal technique in patients with perianal disease due to its ability of providing precise and fine detail images of the sphincter complex, which are crucial for evaluating pelvic disease. In this paper we describe common and uncommon complications in patients with CD, and explain how to identify their findings in CT and MR exams.
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Danti G, Flammia F, Matteuzzi B, Cozzi D, Berti V, Grazzini G, Pradella S, Recchia L, Brunese L, Miele V. Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms (GI-NENs): hot topics in morphological, functional, and prognostic imaging. Radiol Med 2021; 126:1497-1507. [PMID: 34427861 PMCID: PMC8702509 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-021-01408-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are heterogeneous tumours with a common phenotype descended from the diffuse endocrine system. NENs are found nearly anywhere in the body but the most frequent location is the gastrointestinal tract. Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms (GI-NENs) are rather uncommon, representing around 2% of all gastrointestinal tumours and 20–30% of all primary neoplasms of the small bowel. GI-NENs have various clinical manifestations due to the different substances they can produce; some of these tumours appear to be associated with familial syndromes, such as multiple endocrine neoplasm and neurofibromatosis type 1. The current WHO classification (2019) divides NENs into three major categories: well-differentiated NENs, poorly differentiated NENs, and mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine neoplasms. The diagnosis, localization, and staging of GI-NENs include morphology and functional imaging, above all contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT), and in the field of nuclear medicine imaging, a key role is played by 68Ga-labelled-somatostatin analogues (68Ga-DOTA-peptides) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/TC). In this review of recent literature, we described the objectives of morphological/functional imaging and potential future possibilities of prognostic imaging in the assessment of GI-NENs.
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- Ginevra Danti
- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy.
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- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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Unno M, Hashimoto S, Shimizu K, Onoda H, Tanabe M, Shirasawa T, Goto A, Hamabe K, Okamoto T, Nishikawa J, Ito K, Sakaida I. Combined Use of Computed Tomography Enterography/Enteroclysis and Capsule Endoscopy Improves the Accuracy of Diagnosis of Small Bowel Bleeding. Intern Med 2021; 60:2545-2555. [PMID: 34393155 PMCID: PMC8429301 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.6785-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Objective CT enterography/enteroclysis (CTE) is listed in the clinical practice guidelines as a method for diagnosing small bowel bleeding, as is capsule endoscopy (CE), but there are no real-world data yet available on CTE in Japan. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic ability of CTE and long-term prognosis after CTE in Japan. Patients We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients suspected of having small bowel bleeding who underwent both CTE and CE within 30 days between April 2008 and March 2019. The number of patients free from rebleeding for up to 24 months was thus determined. Results Seventy-one patients were extracted from the database. The 43 patients (60.6%) with a definite and suspicious source of bleeding in the small bowel were detected by CTE. When the 31 patients with a definite source of bleeding in the small bowel were analyzed, the sensitivity of CTE was 19/31 (61.3%) and that of CE was 24/31 (77.4%), thus indicating no significant difference (p=0.332). However, the sensitivity when CTE and CE were used in combination was 30/31 (96.8%), which was significantly higher than that of CE alone (p=0.0412). No rebleeding was observed in the CTE and CE negative group (p=0.0965). Conclusion The combined use of CTE and CE increased the detection rate of small bowel bleeding. Therefore, in patients with suspected tumor/polyp lesions, not only CE, but also CTE should be performed. This study provides the first real-world data on the diagnostic accuracy of CTE for small bowel bleeding in Japan.
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- Madoka Unno
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Faculty of Laboratory Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Naha PC, Hsu JC, Kim J, Shah S, Bouché M, Si-Mohamed S, Rosario-Berrios DN, Douek P, Hajfathalian M, Yasini P, Singh S, Rosen MA, Morgan MA, Cormode DP. Dextran-Coated Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: A Computed Tomography Contrast Agent for Imaging the Gastrointestinal Tract and Inflammatory Bowel Disease. ACS NANO 2020; 14:10187-10197. [PMID: 32692538 PMCID: PMC7484129 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Computed tomography (CT) is an X-ray-based medical imaging technique commonly used for noninvasive gastrointestinal tract (GIT) imaging. Iodine- and barium-based CT contrast agents are used in the clinic for GIT imaging; however, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) imaging is challenging since iodinated and barium-based CT agents are not specific for sites of inflammation. Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeNP) can produce strong X-ray attenuation due to cerium's k-edge at 40.4 keV but have not yet been explored for CT imaging. In addition, we hypothesized that the use of dextran as a coating material on cerium oxide nanoparticles would encourage accumulation in IBD inflammation sites in a similar fashion to other inflammatory diseases. In this study, therefore, we sought to develop a CT contrast agent, i.e., dextran-coated cerium oxide nanoparticles (Dex-CeNP) for GIT imaging with IBD. We synthesized Dex-CeNP, characterized them using various analytical tools, and examined their in vitro biocompatibility, CT contrast generation, and protective effect against oxidative stress. In vivo CT imaging was done with both healthy mice and a dextran sodium sulfate induced colitis mouse model. Dex-CeNP's CT contrast generation and accumulation in inflammation sites were compared with iopamidol, an FDA approved CT contrast agent. Dex-CeNP was found to be protective against oxidative damage. Dex-CeNP produced strong CT contrast and accumulated in the colitis area of large intestines. In addition, >97% of oral doses were cleared from the body within 24 h. Therefore, Dex-CeNP can be used as a potential CT contrast agent for imaging GIT with IBD while protecting against oxidative damage.
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- Pratap C. Naha
- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
- Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
- Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
- Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, Hôpital Cardio-Vasculaire et Pneumologique Louis Pradel, Lyon, France, 69500
- Centre de Recherche en Acquisition et Traitement de l’Image pour la Santé (CREATIS), UMR CNRS 5220, Inserm U1044, University Lyon1 Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, 69621
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, Hôpital Cardio-Vasculaire et Pneumologique Louis Pradel, Lyon, France, 69500
- Centre de Recherche en Acquisition et Traitement de l’Image pour la Santé (CREATIS), UMR CNRS 5220, Inserm U1044, University Lyon1 Claude Bernard, Lyon, France, 69621
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19122
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- Division of Biological and Life Sciences School of Arts and Sciences Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 380009
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
- Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
- Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 19104
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Chang YY, Chiu CW, Chen CY, Chang CF, Lee TC, Lo LC, Lee CY, Chang K, Chen PW, Hsieh CJ, Chang YJ, Huang SY. Efficacy of electroacupuncture on acute abdomen emergency care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2020; 21:224. [PMID: 32093785 PMCID: PMC7041252 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-4071-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute abdomen is a common disease in the emergency department (ED) and usually results in huge medical expenditure. To relieve abdominal pain effectively and reduce bed occupancy rate in emergency rooms, electroacupuncture is a practical method in the treatment of abdominal pain. METHODS/DESIGN Five hundred patients will be randomly and evenly divided into experimental and control groups. Both groups should have their basic information taken and their bilateral acupuncture points ( Hegu (LI 4), Neiguan (PC6), Zusanli (ST 36), Shangjuxu (ST37), Xiajuxu (ST39), Taichong (LR3), and Taibai (SP3)) will be intervened by electroacupuncture or vaccaria Seeds, in this clinical study. Electroacupuncture has been introduced to this experiment as an auxiliary technique. The experimental group will receive real electroacupuncture, but the control group will receive a placebo electroacupuncture in which transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation will not be turned on. After the intervention, we will evaluate the difference in abdominal pain, the length of stay at the emergent observation ward, and the proportion of revisits with abdominal pain. DISCUSSION In Taiwan, medical expenditure is increasing annually because of the higher bed occupancy caused by acute abdominal pain in the hospital. We expect that the combined treatment of electroacupuncture and modern medical treatment will not only reduce bed occupancy and the length of ED stay but also effectively decrease the rate of readmission and revisits by 72 h. By means of electroacupuncture, the spiraling cost of health care can eventually be reduced. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03199495. Registered on 27 June 2017.
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- Yuan Ya Chang
- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, No. 135, Nanxiao St., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, No. 135, Nanxiao St., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China).,Graduate Institute of Statistical and Informational Science, National Changhua University of Education, No. 1, Jinde Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Center, Changhua Christian Hospital, 3F., No. 20, Jianbao St., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China)
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- Department of Chinese Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, 2F., No. 229, Xuguang Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan (Republic of China).
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The efficacy of new oral contrast mixture for computed tomography enterography. Pol J Radiol 2020; 84:e403-e412. [PMID: 31969958 PMCID: PMC6964335 DOI: 10.5114/pjr.2019.89684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Purpose To show the reliabilities of the new mixture (composed of water, methylcellulose, lactulose, locust bean gum, and sorbitol) and to compare the luminal distension and radiological confidence scores of this solution with water-lactulose mixture. Material and methods Computed tomography enterography (CTE) images in a three-year period were included randomly in our institutional review board-approved and retrospective study. Ninety-one patients drank a lactulose and water mixture (Group 1), and 54 patients drank the new mixture (Group 2). Patients who drank the oral contrast agent were taken to a 64-detector row multiple detector computed tomography machine. Coronal and sagittal reformatted images were also formed. The gastrointestinal tract was divided into 11 segments for scoring. Each segment was graded for distensional and radiological confidence. CTE images were evaluated by two radiologists. Results Inter- and intra-reader reliabilities were good or excellent for all gastrointestinal segments in both groups (p < 0.001). The best κ values were obtained in sigmoid colon assessments. Lower agreement values were detected in duodenum and jejunum scores. The new mixture group (Group 2) showed better results than Group 1 for ileum and colonic segments according to distension and confidence scorings. Conclusions Inter- and intra-reader reliabilities of the new mixture were good or excellent for CTE. The new mixture seems to be more efficient and reliable for ileum and colon. The new mixture can increase bowel distention, radiological confidence, and quality in CTE evaluations.
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Masselli G, Guida M, Laghi F, Polettini E, Gualdi G. Magnetic Resonance of Small Bowel Tumors. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2019; 28:75-88. [PMID: 31753238 DOI: 10.1016/j.mric.2019.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Tumors of the small intestine represent less than 5% of all gastrointestinal tract neoplasms. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is rapidly increasing clinical acceptance to evaluate the small bowel and can be the initial imaging method to investigate small bowel diseases. MR examinations may provide the first opportunity to detect and characterize tumors of the small bowel. Intraluminal and extraluminal MR findings, combined with contrast enhancement and functional information, allow accurate diagnoses and consequently characterization of small bowel neoplasms. This article describes the MR findings of primary small bowel neoplasms and the MR findings for the differential diagnosis are discussed.
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- Gabriele Masselli
- Radiology Department, Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome 00161, Italy.
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- Radiology Department, Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Radiology Department, Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Radiology Department, Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome 00161, Italy
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- Radiology Department, Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, Rome 00161, Italy
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Virtual monoenergetic dual-layer, dual-energy CT enterography: optimization of keV settings and its added value for Crohn’s disease. Eur Radiol 2018; 28:2525-2534. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-5215-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 11/18/2017] [Accepted: 11/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rondonotti E, Koulaouzidis A, Yung DE, Reddy SN, Georgiou J, Pennazio M. Neoplastic Diseases of the Small Bowel. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am 2017; 27:93-112. [PMID: 27908521 DOI: 10.1016/j.giec.2016.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The incidence of small bowel tumors is increasing over time. Until recently, their diagnosis was delayed and it was often reached only at the time of surgery. New diagnostic tools, such as capsule endoscopy, device-assisted enteroscopy, and dedicated small bowel cross-sectional imaging techniques, have been introduced recently in clinical practice. The combination of these tools allows medical practitioners to detect small bowel tumors at an early stage and to reach a definite diagnosis before surgery, thus enabling minimally invasive treatments.
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- Centre for Liver & Digestive Disorders, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- Centre for Liver & Digestive Disorders, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road South, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 9JD, UK
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cyprus, Cyprus 1 University Avenue, Aglantzia 2109, Cyprus
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- Division of Gastroenterology U, San Giovanni AS University-Teaching Hospital, Via Cavour 31, Torino 10123, Italy
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Hui CK. Recurrent Intestinal Obstruction in a Patient with Selective IgA Deficiency. Malays J Med Sci 2016; 23:123-127. [PMID: 28090187 DOI: 10.21315/mjms2016.23.6.14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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A 32 year old woman presented with acute onset of abdominal pain and fever. An urgent computerised tomography (CT) of the whole abdomen showed dilated loop at the terminal ileum in the right lower abdomen with thickening of the wall and oedema. The CT was suggestive of distal small bowel obstruction at the ileum with surrounding wall oedema. Multiple biopsies taken from the terminal ileum and colon on colonoscopy were all unremarkable. She represented one-year later with a recurrence of intestinal obstruction. CT enteroclysis showed collapse at the distal 3 cm segment of the terminal ileum. There was no associated wall thickening, active inflammatory changes or ileitis. This was suspicious of post-inflammatory change or fibrosis. She was subsequently found to have selective IgA deficiency with recurrent infection in the terminal ileum resulting in intestinal obstruction. In conclusion, selective IgA deficiency should be considered in patients with recurrent intestinal obstruction without anatomical obstructions.
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- Chee-Kin Hui
- Centre for Alimentary Studies, Endoscopy Centre 1, Lower Albert Road, Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China; Quality Healthcare Medical Services, 6/F HK Pacific Centre, 28 Hankow Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China
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Sharma R, Madhusudhan KS, Ahuja V. Intestinal tuberculosis versus crohn's disease: Clinical and radiological recommendations. Indian J Radiol Imaging 2016; 26:161-72. [PMID: 27413261 PMCID: PMC4931773 DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.184417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Intestinal tuberculosis is a common clinical problem in India. The clinical features of this disease are nonspecific and can be very similar to Crohn's disease. Radiological evaluation of the small bowel has undergone a paradigm shift in the last decade. This long tubular organ that has traditionally been difficult to evaluate can now be well-visualized by some innovative imaging and endoscopic techniques. This article highlights the state-of-the-art evaluation of ulceroconstrictive diseases of the bowel and provides recommendations for the differentiation of intestinal tuberculosis from Crohn's disease.
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- Raju Sharma
- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Kim JH, Moon W. Optimal Diagnostic Approaches for Patients with Suspected Small Bowel Disease. Clin Endosc 2016; 49:364-9. [PMID: 27334413 PMCID: PMC4977738 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2016.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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While the domain of gastrointestinal endoscopy has made great strides over the last several decades, endoscopic assessment of the small bowel continues to be challenging. Recently, with the development of new technology including video capsule endoscopy, device-assisted enteroscopy, and computed tomography/magnetic resonance enterography, a more thorough investigation of the small bowel is possible. In this article, we review the systematic approach for patients with suspected small bowel disease based on these advanced endoscopic and imaging systems.
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- Jae Hyun Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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Shenoy S. Genetic risks and familial associations of small bowel carcinoma. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2016; 8:509-519. [PMID: 27326320 PMCID: PMC4909452 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i6.509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2016] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Adenocarcinoma of small intestines (SBA) is a relatively rare malignancy with poor outcomes due to delayed diagnosis. Fifty percent of patients have metastases on presentation and therefore early detection and treatment offers the best long term outcomes. Certain genetic polyposis syndromes and familial diseases are associated with increased risks for SBA. These include familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), Lynch syndromes (LS), Juvenile polyposis syndrome, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, Crohn’s disease (CD) and celiac disease. Mutations in APC gene, Mismatch repair genes, STK11 gene, and SMAD4 gene have been implicated for the genetic diseases respectively. While there are no specific inherited genetic mutations for CD, genome-wide association studies have established over 140 loci associated with CD. CpG island mutations with defects in mismatch repair genes have been identified in celiac disease. Significant diagnostic advances have occurred in the past decade and intuitively, it would seem beneficial to use these advanced modalities for surveillance of these patients. At present it is debatable and no clear data exists to support this approach except for established guidelines to diagnose duodenal polyps in FAP, and LS. Here we discuss the genetic alterations, cancer risks, signaling mechanisms and briefly touch the surveillance modalities available for these genetic and clinical syndromes. English language articles from PubMed/Medline and Embase was searched were collected using the phrases “small-bowel adenocarcinoma, genetics, surveillance, familial adenomatous polyposis, lynch syndromes, Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, juvenile polyposis syndrome, CD and celiac disease”. Figures, tables and schematic diagram to illustrate pathways are included in the review.
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Keh S, Sohn J, Choi M, Lee N, Jang J, Kim H, Chang D, Choi M, Yoon J. Evaluation of computed tomographic enterography with an orally administered lactulose solution in clinically normal dogs. Am J Vet Res 2016; 77:367-73. [PMID: 27027835 DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.77.4.367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine optimal techniques for CT enterography in clinically normal dogs and to evaluate luminal distention after oral administration of lactulose solution as a contrast agent. ANIMALS 15 healthy dogs. PROCEDURES CT was performed in a control group (2 dogs that underwent CT to evaluate metastasis and 5 other dogs). In a bolus administration group (5 dogs from the control group), lactulose solution (1.34 g/mL) was administered (60 mL/kg) rapidly via gastric tube to anesthetized dogs, and CT was performed every 10 minutes for 1 hour. In a continuous administration group of 8 other dogs, lactulose solution (60 mL/kg) was administered slowly via nasoesophageal tube over a period of 45 minutes. Then, 15 minutes after anesthetic induction, CT was performed every 10 minutes for 1 hour. Luminal distention of the small intestines was evaluated qualitatively by use of a 3-point scale. RESULTS All small intestinal segments had poor luminal distention in the control group. The terminal ileum had poor luminal distention for the bolus administration group. Nearly all segments had good luminal distention for the continuous administration group with mild adverse effects. Luminal distention scores from 0 to 20 minutes after lactulose administration were significantly higher than scores from 30 to 60 minutes. Interobserver reproducibility was high for all intestinal segments. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE CT performed between 0 and 20 minutes after continuous administration of lactulose solution (60 mL/kg) may reveal adequate luminal distention for examination of small intestinal segments in dogs.
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Minordi LM, Scaldaferri F, Marra RS, Pecere S, Larosa L, Poscia A, Gasbarrini A, Vecchioli A, Bonomo L. Enterography CT without and with water enema in patients with Crohn’s disease: Results from a comparative observational study in comparison with endoscopy. Eur J Radiol 2016; 85:404-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Revised: 11/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Masselli G, Di Tola M, Casciani E, Polettini E, Laghi F, Monti R, Bernieri MG, Gualdi G. Diagnosis of Small-Bowel Diseases: Prospective Comparison of Multi-Detector Row CT Enterography with MR Enterography. Radiology 2015; 279:420-31. [PMID: 26599801 DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2015150263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively compare the accuracies of computed tomographic (CT) enterography and magnetic resonance (MR) enterography for the detection and characterization of small-bowel diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS The institutional review board approved the study protocol, and informed consent was obtained from all participants. From June 2009 to July 2013, 150 consecutive patients (81 men and 69 women; mean age, 38.8 years; range, 18-74 years), who were suspected of having a small-bowel disease on the basis of clinical findings and whose previous upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy findings were normal, underwent CT and MR enterography. Two independent readers reviewed CT and MR enterographic images for the presence of small-bowel diseases, for differentiating between inflammatory and noninflammatory diseases, and for extraenteric complications. The histopathologic findings of surgical (n = 23) and endoscopic (n = 32) biopsy specimens were used as the reference standard; the results of video-capsule endoscopy (n = 36) and clinical follow-up (n = 59) were used only to confirm the absence of small-bowel disease. RESULTS MR and CT enterography were successfully performed in all 150 patients. Overall sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, respectively, in identifying patients with small-bowel lesions were 75.9% (41 of 54), 94.8% (91 of 96), and 88.0% (132 of 150) for CT enterography and 92.6% (50 of 54), 99.0% (95 of 96), and 96.7% (145 of 150) for MR enterography. The sensitivity of MR enterography was significantly higher than that of CT enterography for the detection of both overall small-bowel diseases (P = .0159) and neoplastic diseases (P = .0412) but not for the detection of inflammatory diseases (P > .99) or noninflammatory and nonneoplastic diseases (P = .6171). CONCLUSION MR enterography is more accurate than CT enterography in the detection of small-bowel diseases; MR enterography was more accurate in detecting neoplastic diseases in particular.
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- Gabriele Masselli
- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- From the Department of Radiology (G.M., E.C., E.P., F.L., R.M., G.G.), Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialities (M.D.T.), and Department of General and Special Surgery (M.G.B.), Umberto I Hospital Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Sadeghi P, Lanzon-Miller S. A jejunal GIST presenting with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding and small bowel obstruction secondary to intussusception. BMJ Case Rep 2015; 2015:bcr-2014-207650. [PMID: 26527610 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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A 68-year-old man with episodes of overt obscure gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding was investigated with multiple upper and lower GI endoscopies, CT enterography and capsule endoscopy, but no cause was found. He then presented acutely with small bowel obstruction. A laparotomy revealed complete small bowel obstruction secondary to jejunal intussusception over a 4 cm intraluminal polyp. Following resection and primary anastomosis, histology revealed that the polyp was a GI stromal tumour (GIST). This is an exceptionally uncommon presentation of a rare tumour. It is surprising that this tumour was not detected by CT enterography and not seen on capsule endoscopy. Immunohistochemistry and mutation analysis of the GIST suggested that it had a low risk of metastatic disease, but a high risk of recurrence. Staging CT scans did not reveal evidence of distal spread. The patient is currently receiving 3 years of chemotherapy with imatinib.
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- Peter Sadeghi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Milton Keynes Hospital, Milton Keynes, UK
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Bonekamp D, Raman SP, Horton KM, Fishman EK. Role of computed tomography angiography in detection and staging of small bowel carcinoid tumors. World J Radiol 2015; 7:220-235. [PMID: 26435774 PMCID: PMC4585947 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v7.i9.220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2015] [Revised: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Small-bowel carcinoid tumors are the most common form (42%) of gastrointestinal carcinoids, which by themselves comprise 70% of neuroendocrine tumors. Although primary small bowel neoplasms are overall rare (3%-6% of all gastrointestinal neoplasms), carcinoids still represent the second most common (20%-30%) primary small-bowel malignancy after small bowel adenocarcinoma. Their imaging evaluation is often challenging. State-of-the-art high-resolution multiphasic computed tomography together with advanced postprocessing methods provides an excellent tool for their depiction. The manifold interactive parameter choices however require knowledge of when to use which technique. Here, we discuss the imaging appearance and evaluation of duodenal, jejunal and ileal carcinoid tumors, including the imaging features of the primary tumor, locoregional mesenteric nodal metastases, and distant metastatic disease. A protocol for optimal lesion detection is presented, including the use of computed tomography enterography, volume acquisition, computed tomography angiography and three-dimensional mapping. Imaging findings are illustrated with a series of challenging cases which illustrate the spectrum of possible disease in the small bowel and mesentery, the range of possible appearances in the bowel itself on multiphase data and extraluminal findings such as the desmoplastic reaction in mesentery and hypervascular liver metastases. Typical imaging pitfalls and pearls are illustrated.
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Is there a need for the contrast-enhanced PET/computed tomography (CT) scan or is the low-dose, non-contrast-enhanced PET/CT scan sufficient? The topic has been debated time and again. Although low-dose noncontrast CT serves the purpose of simple anatomic correlation and attenuation correction of PET images, many times patients have to undergo additional contrast-enhanced diagnostic imaging modalities, which may lead to a delay in decision-making. In this review, the authors have addressed various such issues related to the use of contrast agents and special techniques of clinical interest based on their utility in dual-modality PET/CT.
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- Varun Singh Dhull
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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- Department of Radiodiagnosis, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Megally HI, Elmalah HEM, Seifeldein GS, Abbas NA, Elamin HA. The diagnostic role of MDCT enterography in small bowel lesions. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrnm.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Kim SH. Computed tomography enterography and magnetic resonance enterography in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Intest Res 2015; 13:27-38. [PMID: 25691841 PMCID: PMC4316219 DOI: 10.5217/ir.2015.13.1.27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2014] [Revised: 05/17/2014] [Accepted: 05/20/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Imaging of the small bowel is complicated by its length and its overlapping loops. Recently, however, the development of crosssectional imaging techniques, such as computed tomography enterography (CTE) and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) has shifted fundamental paradigms in the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected or known Crohn's disease (CD). CTE and MRE are noninvasive imaging tests that involve the use of intraluminal oral and intravenous contrast agents to evaluate the small bowel. Here, we review recent advances in each cross-sectional imaging modality, their advantages and disadvantages, and their diagnostic performances in the evaluation of small bowel lesions in CD.
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- Se Hyung Kim
- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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Minordi LM, Scaldaferri F, Larosa L, Marra R, Giordano F, Laterza L, Scoleri I, Poscia A, Gerardi V, Bruno G, Gaetani E, Gasbarrini A, Vecchioli A, Bonomo L. Comparison between clinical and radiological evaluation before and after medical therapy in patients with Crohn's disease: new prospective roles of CT enterography. Radiol Med 2014; 120:449-57. [PMID: 25450867 DOI: 10.1007/s11547-014-0471-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE In recent years, CT enterography (CTE) has emerged as an important methodology to study patients with Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between clinical response to therapy and CTE findings in CD patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-five patients with proven CD underwent CTE before and after medical therapy. In CTE we evaluated bowel thickness, longitudinal extension of parietal thickening, presence of target signs and extraintestinal signs. The clinical response to therapy was judged based on clinical global assessment and classified as improved, worsened or stable disease. Radiological judgement was compared to clinical judgement. The Cohen kappa test, t test or Anova analysis and χ (2) test were used for comparisons. RESULTS Among 45 enrolled patients, 21 (47 %) improved clinically, five (11 %) worsened, 19 (42 %) remained stable. Clinical improvement was significantly correlated to reduced intestinal thickness, reduced longitudinal extension of the disease, increased diameter of pathological bowel and reduced target signs (p < 0.05). Worsening conditions were significantly correlated to increased longitudinal extent, increased parietal thickness and reduced lumen diameter (p < 0.05). CT judgement was in agreement with physician's clinical assessment in 34 patients (76 %), showing improved disease in 16/21 patients (76 %), stable disease in 14/19 patients (74 %) and worsening in 4/5 patients (80 %). No agreement was observed in 11 (24 %) patients. CONCLUSIONS CT enterography provide specific and measurable parameters in evaluating the response to therapy in CD patients.
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- Laura Maria Minordi
- Department of Bio-imaging and Radiological Sciences, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Lgo Gemelli 8, 00168, Rome, Italy,
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The assessment of extent and severity of IBD is crucial for directing treatment decisions. Clinical symptoms alone are neither sensitive nor specific for the assessment of lesion severity in IBD. Cross-sectional imaging techniques, as well as small-bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) and device-assisted enteroscopy, have a high accuracy for assessing the extent of mucosal lesions, and are reliable alternatives to ileocolonoscopy. New endoscopic techniques and devices are emerging for improved follow-up and surveillance. In this Review, we discuss different imaging techniques that are used to assess IBD activity and to survey patients with IBD, and highlight the latest developments in each area. Moreover, technical improvements and new tools that aim to measure intestinal fibrosis, postoperative recurrence, activity indices and endoscopic features are analysed. All of these imaging techniques are aimed at changing the paradigm from symptom-driven to lesion-driven treatment of IBD.
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Fujii T, Naganuma M, Kitazume Y, Saito E, Nagahori M, Ohtsuka K, Watanabe M. Advancing magnetic resonance imaging in Crohn's disease. Digestion 2014; 89:24-30. [PMID: 24458109 DOI: 10.1159/000356210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Crohn's disease (CD) is a lifelong chronic inflammatory bowel disease associated with diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloody stool and often perianal fistulae. Inflammation in CD involves the entire gastrointestinal tract, especially including the small and large bowels, causing irreversible bowel damage. Frequent imaging examinations are necessary to monitor disease activity and to evaluate response to therapeutic interventions, and, furthermore, to predict recurrence in order to provide appropriate treatment. The suitable imaging modality should be reproducible, well tolerated, safe and free of ionizing radiation. In recent years, imaging used in CD has dramatically changed. Cross-sectional imaging techniques such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to investigate not only extraluminal abnormalities, but also intraluminal changes. Recently, new techniques such as MR enteroclysis, enterography, colonography and enterocolonography have been developed. These recent advances enable the use of MRI to assess bowel disorders with high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy. MRI can evaluate simultaneously the bowel surface, bowel wall, abdominal abscesses and perianal lesions, such as perianal fistulae and perianal abscesses, without the problem of overlapping bowel loops. Therefore, MRI has the potential for evaluation of the overall disease activity of CD without radiation exposure. We believe that MRI is a suitable first choice imaging modality in the assessment of CD.
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- Toshimitsu Fujii
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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Towbin AJ, Sullivan J, Denson LA, Wallihan DB, Podberesky DJ. CT and MR enterography in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Radiographics 2014; 33:1843-60. [PMID: 24224581 DOI: 10.1148/rg.337105140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The term inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is used to describe multiple idiopathic disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. As many as one-quarter of patients with IBD initially present in childhood or adolescence. Multiple methods can be used to diagnose IBD in this age group, including computed tomographic (CT) enterography, magnetic resonance (MR) enterography, small bowel follow-through examination, ileocolonoscopy, and capsule endoscopy. However, CT enterography and MR enterography have become the imaging modalities of choice due to their exquisite image quality, rapid acquisition time, lack of need for bowel preparation, and ability to help diagnose the extraintestinal complications of IBD. In addition to being radiation free, MR enterography can help evaluate peristalsis, has high contrast resolution, and allows the use of diffusion-weighted imaging. The authors discuss the use of CT enterography and MR enterography in the context of pediatric IBD in terms of advantages and disadvantages, protocol, and imaging findings.
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- Alexander J Towbin
- From the Departments of Radiology (A.J.T., J.S., D.B.W., D.J.P.) and Gastroenterology (L.A.D.), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, ML 5031, Cincinnati, OH 45241
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FDG PET/CT in Crohn's disease: correlation of quantitative FDG PET/CT parameters with clinical and endoscopic surrogate markers of disease activity. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2013; 41:605-14. [PMID: 24253895 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-013-2625-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility and potential clinical utility of assessment of Crohn's disease (CD) activity by (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT employing a new quantitative approach. METHODS A total of 22 subjects (mean age 37) with CD who had undergone FDG PET/CT followed by ileocolonoscopy within 1 week were included in this analysis. The CD endoscopy index of severity (CDEIS) for various bowel segments was calculated. The CD activity index (CDAI) was evaluated, and fecal calprotectin was measured. On PET, regions with increased FDG uptake in large bowel were segmented with an adaptive contrast-oriented thresholding algorithm, and metabolically active volume (MAV), uncorrected mean standardized uptake value (SUV(mean)), partial volume-corrected SUV(mean) (PVC-SUV(mean)), SUV(max), uncorrected total lesion glycolysis (TLG = MAV × SUV(mean)), and PVC total lesion glycolysis (PVC-TLG = MAV × PVC-SUV(mean)) were measured. Global CD activity score (GCDAS) was calculated as the sum of PVC-TLG over all clinically significant FDG-avid regions in each subject. Correlations between regional PET quantification measures (SUVs, TLGs) and CDEIS were calculated. Correlations between the global PET quantification measure (GCDAS, global SUVs) with CDAI, fecal calprotectin, CDEIS, and CRP level were also calculated. RESULTS SUV(max), PVC-SUV(mean), and PVC-TLG significantly correlated with segment CDEIS subscores (r = 0.50, r = 0.69, and r = 0.31, respectively; p < 0.05). GCDAS significantly correlated with CDAI and fecal calprotectin (r = 0.64 and r = 0.51, respectively; p < 0.05). CONCLUSION By employing this new quantitative approach, we were able to calculate indices of regional and global CD activity, which correlated well with both clinical and pathological disease activity surrogate markers. This approach may be of clinical importance in measuring both global disease activity and treatment response in patients with CD.
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Masselli G, Gualdi G. CT and MR enterography in evaluating small bowel diseases: when to use which modality? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 38:249-59. [PMID: 23011551 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-012-9961-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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MR and CT techniques optimized for small bowel imaging are playing an increasing role in the evaluation of small bowel disorders. Several studies have shown the advantages of these techniques over traditional barium fluoroscopic examinations due to improvements in spatial and temporal resolution combined with improved bowel distending agents. The preference of MR vs. CT has been geographical and based on expertise and public policy. With the increasing awareness of radiation exposure, there has been a more global interest in implementing techniques that either reduce or eliminate radiation exposure. This is especially important in patients with chronic diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease who may require multiple studies over a lifetime or in studies that require sequential imaging time points such as in assessment of gastrointestinal motility. MRI has many properties that make it well suited to imaging of the small bowel: the lack of ionizing radiation, the improved tissue contrast that can be obtained by using a variety of pulse sequences, and the ability to perform real time functional imaging. Moreover, MR modalities allow visualization of the entire bowel, without overlapping bowel loops, as well as the detection of both intra- and extraluminal abnormalities.The intra- and extraluminal MR findings, combined with contrast enhancement and functional information, help to make an accurate diagnosis and consequently characterize small bowel diseases.
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- Gabriele Masselli
- Radiology Department, Umberto I Hospital. La Sapienza University, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161, Rome, Italy.
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Courcoutsakis N, Tentes AA, Astrinakis E, Zezos P, Prassopoulos P. CT-Enteroclysis in the preoperative assessment of the small-bowel involvement in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis, candidates for cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 38:56-63. [PMID: 22410875 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-012-9869-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the performance of CT-Enteroclysis (CTE) in the preoperative evaluation of the small bowel (SB) involvement in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC), candidates for cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). MATERIAL AND METHODS In this prospective study, 48 consecutive patients (37 women, 11 men, mean age: 57.02 years) with PC of different primaries, eligible for cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC underwent CTE before surgery. Lesions were gathered according to their location (SB wall or mesentery), distribution (jejunum/ileum, proximal/distal) and lesion size (LS, where LS0 is the absence of disease, LS1 < 1 cm, LS < 1-5 cm, and LS3 > 5 cm in maximal diameter). The preoperative CTE classification was correlated with surgical scoring of PC in the SB. RESULTS CTE was found to have sensitivity 92%, specificity 96%, PPV 97%, NPV 91%, in assessing PC in the SB/mesentery. CTE exhibited "excellent" agreement with surgical classification of disease extent (overall kappa-weighted coefficient of agreement (κ (w)) was 0.962). Patients (n = 6) found inoperable at surgery manifested extensive plaque-like cover of the SB wall/mesentery on CTE. CONCLUSIONS CTE may be considered a reliable imaging technique for the preoperative evaluation of the extent and distribution of PC in the SB/mesentery in order to assist surgical planning or to prevent unnecessary surgery.
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- Nikos Courcoutsakis
- Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Democritus University of Thrace, University Hospital of Alexandroupolis, 68100, Alexandroupolis, Greece.
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van der Merwe B, Ackermann C, Els H. CT enteroclysis in the developing world: How we do it, and the pathology we see. Eur J Radiol 2013; 82:e317-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Park MJ, Lim JS. Computed tomography enterography for evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Endosc 2013; 46:327-66. [PMID: 23964329 PMCID: PMC3746137 DOI: 10.5946/ce.2013.46.4.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Computed tomography enterography (CTE) has become a main modality for the evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It simultaneously offers visualization of the small bowel and extraintestinal status, which is helpful for diagnosing IBD. Crohn disease has long segmental enhancing wall thickening related with the eccentric longitudinal distribution. In addition, mural stratification, fibrofatty proliferation, positive comb sign by increased mesenteric vascularity and internal/perianal fistula are characteristics of Crohn disease and can be identified on CTE. Short segmental inflammatory wall thickening and the central low attenuated lymph nodes are favorable CT finding of intestinal tuberculosis. A geographic, relatively large, and deep penetrating ulcer with bowel wall thickening and mural hyperenhancement in ileocecal area are characteristics of intestinal Behcet disease. Each of CTE findings for the IBDs is helpful for differential diagnosis. The main disadvantage of this technique is the requisite radiation exposure of patients, particularly in young patients. However, recent development of advanced CT techniques is promising for radiation dose reduction without compromising diagnostic image quality.
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- Min Jung Park
- Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Ray D, Thukral BB, Gupta R, Chintamani, Prasad R. Small bowel tuberculosis by multidetector CT enteroclysis. Jpn J Radiol 2013; 31:471-9. [PMID: 23733331 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-013-0220-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Accepted: 05/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate the role of multidetector computed tomography (CT) enteroclysis in evaluation and diagnostic characterization of suspected small bowel tuberculosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study group included 21 human subjects suspected of having small bowel tuberculosis. A nasoenteric tube was positioned into the duodenojejunal junction under fluoroscopic guidance and water was infused by hand injection. After intravenous administration of 120 mL of iodinated contrast material, multidetector CT enteroclysis images were obtained with 40 × 0.625 mm collimation and findings were analyzed by three readers working in consensus. Findings were compared with the results of endoscopy, histopathological analysis, and clinical follow up. RESULTS Multidetector CT enteroclysis was well tolerated in 20 patients; one of the patients complained of vomiting during intubation. Using multidetector CT enteroclysis diagnosis of abdominal tuberculosis was made in sixteen patients, out of which small bowel involvement was seen in 13 patients. Multidetector CT enteroclysis demonstrated Crohn's disease in one patients and normal in four patients. The sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing abdominal tuberculosis by CT enteroclysis came out to be 93.75 and 100 % respectively. CONCLUSIONS Multidetector CT enteroclysis is well tolerable and accurate modality for evaluation and diagnostic characterization of small bowel tuberculosis.
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- Dhirendra Ray
- Department of Radiology, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, 110 A, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi, 110029, India.
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Utility of computed tomographic enteroclysis/enterography for the assessment of mucosal healing in Crohn's disease. Gastroenterol Res Pract 2013; 2013:984916. [PMID: 23710169 PMCID: PMC3655562 DOI: 10.1155/2013/984916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aim. When determining therapeutic strategy, it is important to diagnose small intestinal lesions in Crohn's disease (CD) precisely and to evaluate mucosal healing as well as clinical remission in CD. The purpose of this study was to compare findings from computed tomographic enteroclysis/enterography (CTE) with those from the mucosal surface and to determine whether the state of mucosal healing can be determined by CTE. Materials and Methods. Of the patients who underwent CTE for CD, 39 patients were examined whose mucosal findings could be confirmed by colonoscopy, capsule endoscopy, balloon endoscopy, or with the resected surgical specimens. Results. According to the CTE findings, patients were determined to be in the active CD group (n = 31) or inactive CD group (n = 8). The proportion of previous surgery, clinical remission, stenosis, and CDAI score all showed significant difference between groups. Mucosal findings showed an association with ulcer in 93.6% of active group patients but in only 12.5% of inactive group patients (P < 0.0001), whereas mucosal healing was found in 62.5% of inactive group patients but in only 3.2% of active group patients (P < 0.0001). Conclusion. CTE appeared to be a useful diagnostic method for assessment of mucosal healing in Crohn's disease.
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Amzallag-Bellenger E, Oudjit A, Ruiz A, Cadiot G, Soyer PA, Hoeffel CC. Effectiveness of MR enterography for the assessment of small-bowel diseases beyond Crohn disease. Radiographics 2013; 32:1423-44. [PMID: 22977028 DOI: 10.1148/rg.325115088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The use of cross-sectional imaging techniques for the noninvasive evaluation of small-bowel disorders is increasing. The effectiveness of magnetic resonance (MR) enterography for the evaluation of Crohn disease, in particular, is well described in the literature. In addition, MR enterography has an evolving though less well documented role to play in the evaluation of other small-bowel diseases, including various benign and malignant neoplasms arising in isolation or in polyposis syndromes such as Peutz-Jeghers, inflammatory conditions such as vasculitis and treatment-induced enteritis, infectious processes, celiac disease, diverticular disease, systemic sclerosis, and bowel duplication. MR enterography may be useful also for the evaluation of intermittent and low-grade small-bowel obstructions. Advantages of MR imaging over computed tomography (CT) for enterographic evaluations include superb contrast resolution, lack of associated exposure to ionizing radiation, ability to acquire multiplanar primary image datasets, ability to acquire sequential image series over a long acquisition time, multiphasic imaging capability, and use of intravenous contrast media with better safety profiles. MR enterography also allows dynamic evaluations of small-bowel peristalsis and distensibility of areas of luminal narrowing and intraluminal masses by repeating sequences at different intervals after administering an additional amount of the oral contrast medium. Limitations of MR enterography in comparison with CT include higher cost, less availability, more variable image quality, and lower spatial resolution. The advantages and disadvantages of MR enterography performed with ingestion of the oral contrast medium relative to MR enteroclysis performed with infusion of the oral contrast medium through a nasoenteric tube are less certain.
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- Elisa Amzallag-Bellenger
- Department of Radiologic Imaging, Hôpital Robert Debré, Avenue du Général Koenig, 51092 Reims, France.
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Soyer P, Dohan A, Eveno C, Dray X, Hamzi L, Hoeffel C, Kaci R, Boudiaf M. Carcinoid tumors of the small-bowel: evaluation with 64-section CT-enteroclysis. Eur J Radiol 2013; 82:943-50. [PMID: 23480964 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2012] [Revised: 02/10/2013] [Accepted: 02/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the imaging presentation of carcinoid tumors of the small-bowel at 64-section CT-enteroclysis and determine the sensitivity of this technique for tumor detection. PATIENTS AND METHODS The 64-section CT-enteroclysis examinations of 22 patients with histopathologically proven small-bowel carcinoid tumors and those of 6 patients with suspected recurrence after small-bowel resection for carcinoid tumor were reviewed. Images were analyzed with respect to imaging presentation. Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy, of 64-section CT-enteroclysis for the diagnosis of carcinoid tumor of the small-bowel were estimated with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). RESULTS Twenty-five carcinoid tumors were confirmed in 22 patients (prevalence, 22/28; 79%). Overall sensitivity for carcinoid tumor detection was 76% (19/25; 95%CI: 55-91%) on a per-lesion basis. On a per-patient basis, 64-section CT-enteroclysis had a sensitivity of 86% (19/22; 95%CI: 65-97%), a specificity of 100% (6/6; 95%CI: 54-100%) and an accuracy of 89% (25/28; 95%CI: 72-98%) for the diagnosis of carcinoid tumor. Focal small-bowel wall thickening, mesenteric stranding, and mesenteric mass were found in 20/22 (91%), 18/22 (82%) and 15/22 (68%) patients with pathologically confirmed tumors. CONCLUSION 64-Section CT-enteroclysis shows highly suggestive features for the diagnosis of carcinoid tumor of the small-bowel and achieves high degrees of sensitivity for tumor detection.
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- Philippe Soyer
- Department of Body and Interventional Imaging, Hôpital Lariboisière - AP-HP, 2 rue Ambroise Paré, 75475 Paris Cedex 10, France.
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Andres O´Brien S. Evaluación imaginológica del intestino delgado por TC y RM. REVISTA MÉDICA CLÍNICA LAS CONDES 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/s0716-8640(13)70135-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Al-Hawary MM, Kaza RK, Platt JF. CT Enterography: Concepts and Advances in Crohn's Disease Imaging. Radiol Clin North Am 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Dye CE, Gaffney RR, Dykes TM, Moyer MT. Endoscopic and radiographic evaluation of the small bowel in 2012. Am J Med 2012; 125:1228.e1-1228.e12. [PMID: 23062406 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.06.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 06/26/2012] [Accepted: 06/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Traditionally, the diagnosis of small bowel disorders has been challenging secondary to the small intestine's length, tortuosity, and anatomic location. Recent technologic advancements in the field of enteroscopy and radiographic imaging have facilitated a more thorough endoscopic evaluation of patients with small bowel disease ranging from obscure gastrointestinal bleeding to inflammatory bowel disease and small bowel tumors. Such developments have made it possible to avoid invasive surgical procedures in certain clinical scenarios where they were previously the gold standard. In this review, we report an update on the diagnostic and management approach to patients with small bowel disease, emphasizing the advantages and limitations of the latest modalities now available to primary care physicians and gastroenterologists for evaluating patients with presumed disease of the small intestine.
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- Charles E Dye
- Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Penn State College of Medicine and Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033, USA
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Reginelli A, Mandato Y, Solazzo A, Berritto D, Iacobellis F, Grassi R. Errors in the radiological evaluation of the alimentary tract: part II. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2012; 33:308-17. [PMID: 22824121 DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2012.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Plain abdominal radiography and computed tomographic (CT) enteroclysis are 2 essential radiological investigations in the study of gastrointestinal tract. Errors in patient preparation, execution, and interpretation may lead to severe consequences in the diagnosis and thus in patient outcome. Abdominal radiography is one of the most frequently requested radiographic examinations, and has an established role in the assessment of the acute abdomen. CT enteroclysis has revolutionized the assessment of small-bowel pathology, especially in patients with inflammatory bowel. The purpose of this article is to describe the pitfalls in the execution and interpretation of plain abdominal film and CT enteroclysis.
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- Alfonso Reginelli
- Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Magrassi-Lanzara, Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
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Su X, Ge Y, Liang B, Wu M, Guo Y, Ma B, Li J. Small intestinal tumors: diagnostic accuracy of enhanced multi-detector CT virtual endoscopy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 37:465-74. [PMID: 21735262 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9776-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study the diagnostic accuracy of enhanced multi-detector CT virtual endoscopy (MDCT-VE) for small intestinal tumors. MATERIALS AND METHODS 125 patients were examined by multi-detector CT (MDCT: 54 on 4-slice; 71 on 64-slice) following standard gastrointestinal tract cleansing, oral double contrast aerogenesis agent, and rectal gas administration. Unenhanced CT was performed, followed by enhanced CT in supine (30 and 80s delay after 100 mL standard intravenous contrast medium) and prone positions (180s delay). Supplementary CT in the lateral position was performed if small bowel was not well-filled. Images were reviewed on post-processing workstations with Virtual Endoscopy software. RESULTS 33/125 patients had proven small intestinal tumors: ten stromal tumors, nine lymphoma, eight adenocarcinomas, three hemangiomas, one each lipoma, Brunner gland adenoma, and hamartoma. 92 were nontumors. MDCT-VE correctly identified 30/33 cases with one false-positive diagnosis: sensitivity 90.9%, specificity 98.9% and accuracy 96.8%. CONCLUSION Small intestinal MDCT-VE technique has high diagnostic accuracy for the detection of intestinal tumors. Contrast enhancement and adequate intestinal tract gas-filling can improve the detection rate for small intestinal tumors.
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- Xuejuan Su
- Department of Radiology, Henan Province People's Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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Small-bowel radiology has undergone dramatic changes in the past 2 decades. Despite important recent advances in small-bowel endoscopy, radiologic imaging remains important for patients suspected of having or with established small-bowel disease. Cross-sectional imaging techniques (computed tomography and magnetic resonance [MR] imaging), used to investigate both extraluminal abnormalities and intraluminal changes, have gradually replaced barium contrast examinations, which are, however, still used to examine early mucosal disease. MR imaging techniques clearly highlight endoluminal, mural and extramural enteric details and provide vascular and functional information, thereby enhancing the diagnostic value of these techniques in small-bowel diseases. Two MR imaging based techniques are currently utilized: MR enteroclysis and MR enterography. In enteroclysis, enteric contrast material is administered through a nasoenteric tube, whereas in enterography, large volumes of enteric contrast material are administered orally. MR enteroclysis ensures consistently better luminal distention than does MR enterography in both the jejunum and the ileum and more accurately depicts endoluminal abnormalities and early disease, particularly at the level of the jejunal loops. Moreover, MR enteroclysis provides a high level of accuracy in the diagnosis and exclusion of small-bowel inflammatory and neoplastic diseases and can be used for the first radiologic evaluation, while MR enterography may effectively be used to follow up both Crohn disease patients without jejunal disease and in pediatric patients where nasogastric intubation might be a problem. MR enteroclysis may also reveal subtle transition points or an obstruction in the lower small bowel, which may escape detection when more routine methods, including enterography, are used. MR imaging offers detailed morphologic information and functional data of small-bowel diseases and provides reliable evidence of normalcy, thereby allowing the diagnosis of early or subtle structural abnormalities and guiding treatment and decisions in patient care.
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- Gabriele Masselli
- Department of Radiology, Università di Roma Sapienza, Viale del Policlinico, Rome, Italy.
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Paparo F, Bacigalupo L, Garello I, Biscaldi E, Cimmino MA, Marinaro E, Rollandi GA. Crohn's disease: prevalence of intestinal and extraintestinal manifestations detected by computed tomography enterography with water enema. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 37:326-37. [PMID: 22160373 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9832-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Computed tomography enterography (CTE) may detect the presence, severity, and extent of bowel inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of our study was to assess, among a cohort of 22 histologically proven CD patients, the prevalence of disease distribution, behavior, anastomotic recurrence and extraintestinal manifestations detected by an original CTE technique. METHODS Two radiologists reviewed 221 CTEs performed providing both small and large bowel distension by oral administration of neutral contrast material and trans-rectal introduction of a water enema (CTE-WE). RESULTS Ileal CD was detected in 116 CTE-WEs (52.4%), including 71/116 (61.2%) non-stricturing/non-penetrating, 17/116 (14.6%) stricturing, and 28/116 (24.1%) penetrating forms. Colonic CD was appreciable in 35 (15.8%) patients, including 18/35 (51.4%) non-stricturing/non-penetrating, 6/35 (17.1%) stricturing, and 11/35 (31.4%) penetrating forms. Ileocolic CD was present in 52 (23.5%) CTE-WEs, including 30/52 (57.7%) non-stricturing/ non-penetrating; 3/52 (5.7%) stricturing, and 19/52 (36.5%) penetrating forms. In 10/221 patients (4.5%), upper gastrointestinal involvement (UGI) was present. Perianal disease was observed in 17/221 patients (7.7%). Fistulas were present in 52 (23.5%) and abscesses in 24 (10.8%) CTE-WEs, respectively. Among 57/221 (25.8%) patients who had undergone a disease-related intestinal resection, in 30/57 cases (52.6%) CD recurrence at the anastomosis was present. 4/221 patients (1.8%) with a histologically confirmed intestinal neoplastic stenosis were observed. Sacroiliitis (24%) was found to be prevalent over hepatic steatosis (10.8%), cholelithiasis (8.6%), and nephrolithiasis (4%). CONCLUSIONS CTE-WE represents a comprehensive imaging technique which may demonstrate bowel inflammation and CD extraintestinal manifestations. A peculiar prevalence of UGI involvement and neoplastic strictures were observed. In our study the prevalence of sacroiliitis resulted higher than previously reported.
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- F Paparo
- Department of Radiology, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Genova, Italy.
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Paparo F, Garlaschi A, Biscaldi E, Bacigalupo L, Cevasco L, Rollandi GA. Computed tomography of the bowel: a prospective comparison study between four techniques. Eur J Radiol 2012; 82:e1-e10. [PMID: 22999647 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Revised: 07/28/2012] [Accepted: 08/26/2012] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The major objective was to prospectively compare the grade of bowel distension obtained with four different computed tomography (CT) techniques dedicated for the examination of the small intestine (CT enteroclysis [CTE] and enterography [CTe]), of the colon (CT with water enema [CT-WE]), or both (CTe with water enema [CTe-WE]). The secondary objective was to assess patients' tolerance toward each CT protocol. MATERIALS AND METHODS Recruitment was designed to obtain four groups of the same number of patients (30). Each group corresponded to a specific CT technique, for a total of 120 consecutive outpatients (65 male and 55 female, mean age 51.09 ± 13.36 years). CTE was performed after injection of methylcellulose through a nasojejunal tube, while in the CTe protocol a polyethylene glycol electrolyte solution was orally administered to patients prior to the CT acquisition. In the CT-WE protocol intraluminal contrast (water) was administered only by a rectal enema, while CTe-WE technique included both a rectal water enema and oral ingestion of neutral contrast material to obtain a simultaneous distension of small and large bowel. CT studies were reviewed in consensus by two gastrointestinal radiologists who performed a quantitative and qualitative analysis of bowel distension on a per segment basis. The presence and type of adverse effects were recorded. RESULTS CTE provided the best distension of jejunal loops (median diameter 27 mm, range 17-32 mm) when compared to all the other techniques (p<0.0001). The frequency of patients with an adequate distension of the terminal ileum was not significantly different among the four groups (p=0.0608). At both quantitative and qualitative analysis CT-WE and CTe-WE determined a greater and more consistent luminal filling of the large intestine than that provided by both CTE and CTe (p<0.0001 for all colonic segments). Adverse effects were more frequent in patients belonging to the CTE group (p<0.0028). CONCLUSIONS CTE allows an optimal distension of jejunal loops, but it is the most uncomfortable CT protocol. When performing CT-WE, an adequate retrograde distension of the terminal ileum was provided in a particularly high percentage of patients. CTe-WE provides a simultaneous optimal distension of both small and large bowel.
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- Francesco Paparo
- Department of Radiology, E.O. Ospedali Galliera, Mura della Cappuccine 14, 16128 Genoa, Italy
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Ilangovan R, Burling D, George A, Gupta A, Marshall M, Taylor SA. CT enterography: review of technique and practical tips. Br J Radiol 2012; 85:876-86. [PMID: 22553291 PMCID: PMC3474054 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/27973476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2011] [Revised: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 12/06/2011] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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CT enterography is a new non-invasive imaging technique that offers superior small bowel visualisation compared with standard abdomino-pelvic CT, and provides complementary diagnostic information to capsule endoscopy and MRI enterography. CT enterography is well tolerated by patients and enables accurate, efficient assessment of pathology arising from the small bowel wall or surrounding organs. This article reviews the clinical role of CT enterography, and offers practical tips for optimising technique and accurate interpretation.
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- R Ilangovan
- Intestinal Imaging Centre, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK
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Filippone A, Cianci R, Milano A, Pace E, Neri M, Cotroneo AR. Obscure and occult gastrointestinal bleeding: comparison of different imaging modalities. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 37:41-52. [PMID: 21912990 DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9802-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Patients with persistent, recurrent, or intermittent bleeding from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract for which no definite cause has been identified by initial esophagogastroduodenoscopy, colonoscopy, or conventional radiologic evaluation are considered to have an obscure GI bleeding (OGIB). The diagnosis and management of patients with OGIB is challenging, often requiring extensive and expensive workups. The main objective is the identification of the etiology and site of bleeding, which should be as rapidly accomplished as possible, in order to establish the most appropriate therapy. The introduction of capsule endoscopy and double balloon enteroscopy and the recent improvements in CT and MRI techniques have revolutionized the approach to patients with OGIB, allowing the visualization of the entire GI tract, particularly the small bowel, until now considered as the "dark continent" . In this article we review and compare the radiologic and endoscopic examinations currently used in occult and OGIB, focusing on diagnostic patterns, pitfalls, strengths, weaknesses, and value in patients' management.
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- Antonella Filippone
- Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, Section of Radiological Imaging, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
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Malgras B, Soyer P, Boudiaf M, Pocard M, Lavergne-Slove A, Marteau P, Valleur P, Pautrat K. Accuracy of imaging for predicting operative approach in Crohn's disease. Br J Surg 2012; 99:1011-20. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.8761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background
The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of preoperative imaging in detecting the extent of disease and predicting the operative approach in patients with Crohn's disease.
Methods
Patients with Crohn's disease who were scheduled to undergo operation were evaluated before operation using computed tomography enteroclysis (CTE) and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE). Preoperative imaging findings were correlated with intraoperative and pathological findings to estimate the capabilities of preoperative imaging in detecting lesions due to Crohn's disease. The operative approach determined before surgery was compared with the procedure actually performed, which was based on intraoperative findings.
Results
Fifty-two patients with Crohn's disease were studied; 26 were evaluated before surgery with CTE and 26 with MRE. Eighty-nine lesions due to Crohn's disease were confirmed surgically (60 small bowel stenoses, 21 fistulas and 8 abscesses). CTE confirmed the presence of 38 of 41 lesions (sensitivity 93 per cent) and MRE 48 of 48 lesions (sensitivity 100 per cent); a correct estimation of the disease with an exact prediction of the operative approach was obtained in 49 (94 per cent) of 52 patients. Discrepant findings between preoperative imaging and operative findings were observed in three patients (6 per cent), who had CTE.
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Preoperative imaging using CTE or MRE is highly accurate for assessing Crohn's disease lesions before operation, allowing correct prediction of the operative approach.
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- B Malgras
- Department of Digestive Diseases, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
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- Department of Abdominal Imaging, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
- Department of Université Diderot-Paris 7, Paris, France
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- Department of Abdominal Imaging, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
- Department of Université Diderot-Paris 7, Paris, France
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- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
- Department of Université Diderot-Paris 7, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
- Department of Université Diderot-Paris 7, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
- Department of Université Diderot-Paris 7, Paris, France
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Hôpital Lariboisière Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, France
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