title: CT enterography: state-of-the-art CT technique for small bowel imaging.
abstract: Multi-detector computed tomography has become a first-line imaging modality for the evaluation of small bowel disease. Its high speed and resolution ensure excellent imaging of the small bowel with simultaneous evaluation of the lumen and wall, adjoining mesentery, and extraluminal structures in the abdominal cavity. Optimal luminal distension is an important prerequisite. Computed tomography enterography (CTE) is a dedicated adaptation for the study of the small bowel. This review discusses CTE with emphasis on procedural technique and image interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Diwan Chand Satyapal Aggarwal Imaging Research Center, 10 B, K G Marg, New Delhi 110 001, India. drnitinghonge@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Nitin P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Ghonge
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gothi
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results