title: Small-Bowel Neoplasms: Role of MRI Enteroclysis.
abstract: Small-bowel neoplasms are the 3%-6% of all gastrointestinal tract neoplasms. Due to the rarity of these lesions, the low index of clinical suspicion, and the inadequate radiologic examinations or incorrect interpretation of radiologic findings, a delay in diagnosis of 6-8 months from the first symptoms often occurs. Even if conventional enteroclysis and capsule endoscopy are the most common procedures used to accurately depict the bowel lumen and mucosal surface, their use in evaluating the mural and extramural extents of small-bowel tumors is limited. Instead multidetector computed tomographic enteroclysis and magnetic resonance enteroclysis have the potential to simultaneously depict intraluminal, mural, and extraintestinal abnormalities. In particular MR enteroclysis has an excellent soft tissue contrast resolution and multiplanar imaging capability. It can provide anatomic, functional, and real time information without the need of ionizing radiation. MR findings, appearances of the lesions, combined with the contrast-enhancement behavior and characteristic of the stenosis are important to differentiate small-bowel neoplasm from other nonneoplastic diseases.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, San Paolo Hospital, Contrada Caposcardicchio, 70123 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fracella
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, San Paolo Hospital, Contrada Caposcardicchio, 70123 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Grazia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Alesio
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, IGEA Sant'Antimo, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Eleonora
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Alabiso
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3336-8437
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berritto
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Science, Nano and Biotechnology, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feragalli
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Radiology, S. Camillo Hospital, Circonvallazione Gianicolense 87, 00152 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miele
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, IGEA Sant'Antimo, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Iasiello
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, Second University of Naples, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3587-474X
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grassi
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