Capsule endoscopy and imaging tests in the elective investigation of small bowel disease.
Capsule endoscopy enables high-resolution depiction of small bowel mucosa and has been shown, by several studies, to have a high diagnostic yield in a variety of small bowel diseases. In this review, we critically assess the contributions of capsule endoscopy and imaging tests in common small bowel disorders. Radiological tests that only assess the small bowel mucosa will be less useful in the era of capsule endoscopy.
Sandrasegaran
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Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA. ksandras@iupui.edu
Maglinte
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Jennings
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Chiorean
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MV
D000328:Adult; D053705:Capsule Endoscopes; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D044483:Intestinal Polyposis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods