Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography using lower doses of radiation for patients with Crohn's disease.
dc.contributor.author | Craig, Orla | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Neill, Siobhan | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Neill, Fiona | |
dc.contributor.author | McLaughlin, Patrick | |
dc.contributor.author | McGarrigle, Annemarie | |
dc.contributor.author | McWilliams, Sebastian | |
dc.contributor.author | O'Connor, Owen | |
dc.contributor.author | Desmond, Alan | |
dc.contributor.author | Walsh, Elizabeth Kenny | |
dc.contributor.author | Ryan, Max | |
dc.contributor.author | Maher, Michael | |
dc.contributor.author | Shanahan, Fergus | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-01-08T15:14:31Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-01-08T15:14:31Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography using lower doses of radiation for patients with Crohn's disease. 2012, 10 (8):886-92 Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.issn | 1542-7714 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22469992 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.03.014 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10147/264513 | |
dc.description.abstract | Magnetic resonance and ultrasonography have increasing roles in the initial diagnosis of Crohn's disease, but computed tomography (CT) with positive oral contrast agents is most frequently used to identify those with acute extramural complications. However, CT involves exposure of patients to radiation. We prospectively compared the diagnostic accuracy of low-dose CT (at a dose comparable to that used to obtain an abdominal radiograph) with conventional-dose CT in patients with active Crohn's disease. | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.rights | Archived with thanks to Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association | en_GB |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | |
dc.subject.mesh | Crohn Disease | |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | |
dc.subject.mesh | Pelvis | |
dc.subject.mesh | Prospective Studies | |
dc.subject.mesh | Radiography, Abdominal | |
dc.subject.mesh | Tomography, X-Ray Computed | |
dc.title | Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography using lower doses of radiation for patients with Crohn's disease. | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en |
dc.contributor.department | Departments of Medicine and Radiology, Cork University Hospital and Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College Cork, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association | en_GB |
dc.description.province | Munster | en |
html.description.abstract | Magnetic resonance and ultrasonography have increasing roles in the initial diagnosis of Crohn's disease, but computed tomography (CT) with positive oral contrast agents is most frequently used to identify those with acute extramural complications. However, CT involves exposure of patients to radiation. We prospectively compared the diagnostic accuracy of low-dose CT (at a dose comparable to that used to obtain an abdominal radiograph) with conventional-dose CT in patients with active Crohn's disease. |