title: De-misty-fying the mesentery: an algorithmic approach to neoplastic and non-neoplastic mesenteric abnormalities.
abstract: Mesenteric abnormalities are often incidentally discovered on cross-sectional imaging performed during daily clinical practice. Findings can range from the vague "misty mesentery" to solid masses, and the possible etiologic causes encompass a wide spectrum of underlying pathologies including infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic processes. Unfortunately, the clinical and imaging findings are often non-specific and may overlap. This article discusses the various diseases that result in mesenteric abnormalities. It provides a framework to non-invasively differentiate these entities, when possible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The George Washington University Hospital, 900 23rd St, NW, Washington, DC, 20037, USA, mtaffel@mfa.gwu.edu.
authors.forename: Myles T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Taffel
authors.forename: Nadia J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Khati
authors.forename: Nabila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hai
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Yaghmai
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nikolaidis
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008643:Mesentery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed