title: Duodenitis: endoscopic-radiologic correlation in 272 patients.
abstract: Potential radiologic findings of duodenitis were investigated in 272 patients, 157 with endoscopically diagnosed duodenitis and 115 endoscopically normal controls. The study assessed the value of four signs: folds more than 4 mm thick, mucosal nodules, bulbar deformity, and erosions. The most sensitive signs were thickened folds (72.0%) and nodularity (48.4%), while demonstration of erosions was the least sensitive (10.8%). Overall sensitivity (77.7%) approximated that for the radiologic diagnosis of peptic ulcer or esophagitis. Radiologic specificity (76.5%) was in the same range.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004382:Duodenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004384:Duodenoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography