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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2]

Overview

Among patients with ischemic colitis, the CT scan shows mild to moderate diffuse bowel wall thickening and marked hyperenhancement of the mucosa.

CT

CT scan results for ischemic colitis are as follows:[1][2][3][4]

Dilated colon with fluid and air Source:Case courtesy of Dr Andrew Lawson, Radiopaedia.org, rID: 26892

References

  1. Alpern MB, Glazer GM, Francis IR (1988). "Ischemic or infarcted bowel: CT findings". Radiology. 166 (1 Pt 1): 149–52. doi:10.1148/radiology.166.1.3336673. PMID 3336673.
  2. Balthazar EJ, Yen BC, Gordon RB (1999). "Ischemic colitis: CT evaluation of 54 cases". Radiology. 211 (2): 381–8. doi:10.1148/radiology.211.2.r99ma28381. PMID 10228517.
  3. Taourel PG, Deneuville M, Pradel JA, Régent D, Bruel JM (1996). "Acute mesenteric ischemia: diagnosis with contrast-enhanced CT". Radiology. 199 (3): 632–6. doi:10.1148/radiology.199.3.8637978. PMID 8637978.
  4. Balthazar, Emil J.; Yen, Bryan C.; Gordon, Richard B. (1999). "Ischemic Colitis: CT Evaluation of 54 Cases". Radiology. 211 (2): 381–388. doi:10.1148/radiology.211.2.r99ma28381. ISSN 0033-8419.

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