title: [Method and value of the opacified intestine in the computed tomography of abdomen (author's transl)].
abstract: In the examination of the intestine CT can deliver further information about diseases transgressing the intestinal wall or bordering on it. Sometimes, however, bowel loops filled with liquid can scarcely be distinguished from abdominal abnormalities. In these cases contrast material given orally or as an enema can facilitate the distinction and the identification of pathological patterns. The method of opacifying bowel loops is presented and demonstrated by several examples. Its value as well as its limits are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003106:Colon / Q000473:pathology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003287:Contrast Media; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
vernacular_title: Methodik und Wert der Darmkontrastierung bei der abdominellen Computertomographie.