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Small bowel imaging: CT enteroclysis or barium enteroclysis? Critically appraised topic

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Barium enteroclysis has been traditionally used in the diagnosis of small bowel Crohn’s disease. Recently CT enteroclysis has been developed as an alternative imaging technique for small bowel Crohn’s disease. A search and critical appraisal of the literature was performed to determine which technique is better for diagnosis of Crohn’s disease. The best current evidence indicates that CT enteroclysis is a good test for the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease but barium enteroclysis may also be required in a small group of patients.

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Many thanks to Dr. Dermot E. Malone for his advice and assistance in the preparation of this article.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles St, Dublin 7, Ireland

    Jennifer M. Kerr

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Kerr, J.M. Small bowel imaging: CT enteroclysis or barium enteroclysis? Critically appraised topic. Abdom Imaging 33, 31–33 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-007-9303-4

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