CT findings in ulcerative, granulomatous, and indeterminate colitis

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.143.2.279· OSTI ID:6867174

Gore, R M; Marn, C S; Kirby, D F; Vogelzang, R L; Neiman, H L

Eight patients with ulcerative colitis, three with colitis indeterminate, and 15 patients with Crohn disease were studied by computed tomography (CT) to establish CT criteria for each disorder in hopes of providing a new diagnostic perspective useful in the radiographic evaluation of inflammatory colitis. The CT findings in ulcerative colitis included thickening of the colon wall, which was characterized by inhomogeneous attenuation and a target appearance of the rectum, and proliferation of perirectal fat. Bowel wall thickening with homogeneous attenuation, fistula and abscess formation, and mesenteric abnormalities were observed in patients with Crohn colitis. Patients with colitis indeterminate showed colonic changes on CT observed in both disorders. Initial experience suggests that CT can differentiate patients with well established ulcerative and Crohn colitis.

• Research Organization: Northwestern Univ. Medical School, Chicago, IL
• OSTI ID: 6867174
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 143:2; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ABSCESSES
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COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
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ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RECTUM
TOMOGRAPHY
ULCERS