title: Recent Advances in Imaging of Small and Large Bowel.
abstract: The diagnosis of bowel pathology is challenging in view of the nonspecific clinical presentation. Currently, there are various imaging modalities available to reach an accurate diagnosis. These modalities include conventional techniques (radiographs, small bowel follow-through, conventional enteroclysis), ultrasonography, and cross-sectional examinations (computed tomography [CT] and MR imaging) as well as functional imaging modalities, such as PET-CT or PET-MR imaging. Each modality has its own advantages and disadvantages and can be used in isolation or combination. This review discusses the role of CT, MR imaging, and PET-CT in the evaluation of small and large bowel diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India. Electronic address: dascj@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Chandan J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manchanda
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Ananya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Anshul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
authors.forename: Arun K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
keywords: Colography; Enterography; MR imaging; Multidetector CT; PET-CT