Diverticulitis: evaluation by CT and contrast enema
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Water enema multidetector CT technique and imaging of diverticulitis and chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
BACKGROUND Water enema multidetector computed tomography (WE-MDCT) is currently considered the most accurate imaging modality to provide high-resolution multiplanar visualisation of the colonic wall and surrounding structures. METHODS This pictorial review presents our experience with WE-MDCT applications outside colorectal tumour staging, particularly for investigating diverticular disease a...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.149.3.644