title: Current Role of Ultrasound in Small Bowel Imaging.
abstract: Bowel ultrasound is cheap, relatively quick, allows dynamic evaluation of the bowel, has no radiation burden, is well tolerated by patients, and allows repeat imaging. Bowel ultrasound requires a systematic assessment of the entire bowel using high-frequency probes. In addition, hydrosonography and contrast-enhanced ultrasound may be performed. We present the normal sonographic appearances of large and small bowel and the sonographic appearances of acute appendicitis, Crohn's disease, celiac disease, intussusception, infectious enteritis, intestinal tuberculosis, small bowel ileus and obstruction, small bowel ischemia, and malignant tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Georges Hospital, London, UK. Electronic address: anita.wale@doctors.org.uk.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wale
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, St Georges Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pilcher
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media