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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
Findings on magnetic resonance imaging that can be used to predict the presence of transmural colonic infarction in ischemic colitis include colonic pneumatosis and portomesenteric venous gas.
MRI
The MRI finidings that can be used to predict the presence of transmural colonic infarction are as follows:[1][2]
- Colonic pneumatosis
- Portomesenteric venous gas
These findings have not been shown to be effective in ischemic colitis.
Reference
- ↑ Wiesner, Walter; Mortelé, Koenraad J.; Glickman, Jonathan N.; Ji, Hoon; Ros, Pablo R. (2001). "Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Portomesenteric Venous Gas in Intestinal Ischemia". American Journal of Roentgenology. 177 (6): 1319–1323. doi:10.2214/ajr.177.6.1771319. ISSN 0361-803X.
- ↑ MacDonald, P.H. (2002). "Ischaemic colitis". Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology. 16 (1): 51–61. doi:10.1053/bega.2001.0265. ISSN 1521-6918.