Detection of small-bowel tumours with CT enteroclysis using carbon dioxide and virtual enteroscopy: A preliminary study.

Anthony DohanMourad BoudiafXavier DrayElia SamahaChristophe CellierMarine CamusClarisse EvenoRaphael DautryPhilippe Soyer

Published in: European radiology (2017)

• Virtual enteroscopy is feasible and well tolerated. • Virtual enteroscopy appears to be accurate for detection of small-bowel tumours. • Sensitivity and PPV of virtual enteroscopy is 92.0% and 92.0%. • Radiation dose is lower with virtual enteroscopy compared to MDCT-enteroclysis.

Keyphrases

small bowel
carbon dioxide
real time pcr
label free
mass spectrometry
image quality
dual energy
quantum dots
sensitive detection