CT evaluation of bowel wall enhancement in pneumatosis intestinalis: preventing non-therapeutic laparotomies.

Martin FleckLisa ZeinAlexandre DoussotCelia TurcoZaher LakkisGabriel SimonAndreas Busse-CotéGael PitonEric DelabroussePaul Calame

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2024)

Absence of enhancement of the bowel wall is the primary feature associated with concomitant bowel ischemia. It should be carefully assessed when PI is detected to avoid non-therapeutic laparotomy.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
machine learning
deep learning
image quality
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
dual energy