TY - JOUR
T1 - Diagnosis of bowel diseases: the role of imaging and ultrasonography
AU - Roccarina, Davide
AU - Garcovich, Matteo
AU - Ainora, Maria Elena
AU - Caracciolo, Gianluigi
AU - Ponziani, Francesca
AU - Gasbarrini, Antonio
AU - Zocco, Maria Assunta
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Examinations with a visualisation of the anatomy and pathology of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are often necessary for the diagnosis of GI diseases. Traditional radiology played a crucial role for many years. Endoscopy, despite some limitations, remains the main technique in the differential diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases. In the last decades, the introduction of, and advances in, non-invasive cross-sectional imaging modalities, including ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), positron-emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as improvements in the resolution of imaging data, the acquisition of 3D images, and the introduction of contrast-enhancement, have modified the approach to the examination of the GI tract. Moreover, additional co-registration techniques, such as PET-CT and PET-MRI, allow multimodal data acquisition with better sensitivity and specificity in the study of tissue pathology. US has had a growing role in the development and application of the techniques for diagnosis and management of GI diseases because it is inexpensive, non-invasive, and more comfortable for the patient, and it has sufficient diagnostic accuracy to provide the clinician with image data of high temporal and spatial resolution. Moreover, Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) add important information about blood flow. This article provides a general review of the current literature regarding imaging modalities used for the evaluation of bowel diseases, highlighting the role of US and recent developments in CEUS.
AB - Examinations with a visualisation of the anatomy and pathology of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are often necessary for the diagnosis of GI diseases. Traditional radiology played a crucial role for many years. Endoscopy, despite some limitations, remains the main technique in the differential diagnosis and treatment of GI diseases. In the last decades, the introduction of, and advances in, non-invasive cross-sectional imaging modalities, including ultrasound (US), computed tomography (CT), positron-emission tomography (PET), and magnetic resonance imaging, as well as improvements in the resolution of imaging data, the acquisition of 3D images, and the introduction of contrast-enhancement, have modified the approach to the examination of the GI tract. Moreover, additional co-registration techniques, such as PET-CT and PET-MRI, allow multimodal data acquisition with better sensitivity and specificity in the study of tissue pathology. US has had a growing role in the development and application of the techniques for diagnosis and management of GI diseases because it is inexpensive, non-invasive, and more comfortable for the patient, and it has sufficient diagnostic accuracy to provide the clinician with image data of high temporal and spatial resolution. Moreover, Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) add important information about blood flow. This article provides a general review of the current literature regarding imaging modalities used for the evaluation of bowel diseases, highlighting the role of US and recent developments in CEUS.
KW - Bowel
KW - Colour-Doppler
KW - Contrast Media
KW - Contrast-enhancement
KW - Diagnostic Imaging
KW - Gastrointestinal tract
KW - Humans
KW - Imaging
KW - Intestinal Diseases
KW - Intestines
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Multimodal Imaging
KW - Positron-Emission Tomography
KW - Predictive Value of Tests
KW - Prognosis
KW - Time-intensity curve
KW - Tomography, X-Ray Computed
KW - Ultrasonography, Doppler
KW - Ultrasound
KW - Bowel
KW - Colour-Doppler
KW - Contrast Media
KW - Contrast-enhancement
KW - Diagnostic Imaging
KW - Gastrointestinal tract
KW - Humans
KW - Imaging
KW - Intestinal Diseases
KW - Intestines
KW - Magnetic Resonance Imaging
KW - Multimodal Imaging
KW - Positron-Emission Tomography
KW - Predictive Value of Tests
KW - Prognosis
KW - Time-intensity curve
KW - Tomography, X-Ray Computed
KW - Ultrasonography, Doppler
KW - Ultrasound
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/52296
U2 - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2144
DO - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i14.2144
M3 - Article
SN - 1007-9327
VL - 19
SP - 2144
EP - 2153
JO - World Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - World Journal of Gastroenterology
ER -