title: Current CT/MRI examination of the upper intestinal tract.
abstract: When properly performed, CT of the abdomen can provide valuable information about mural diseases of the alimentary tract. It can demonstrate the digestive origin of an abdominal mass, categorize a given lesion on the basis of its specific CT appearance and any associated CT findings, assess the extramural spread of gastrointestinal lesion, guide various interventional procedures (biopsy, drainage) and follow a patient's response to therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taourel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pradel
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bruel
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed