[Imaging of intestinal ischemia].

Ischemic bowel disease includes acute and chronic mesenteric ischemia, and colon ischemia. Cross-sectional imaging, and more particularly computed tomography, has an increasing role in the detection of acute and chronic mesenteric ischemia. Vascular obstructions or stenoses and changes in the bowel wall can be observed. Functional information can be added with MRI by using sequences that are sensitive to oxygen saturation in the superior mesenteric vein. Arteriography remains the reference examination in patients with acute mesenteric ischemia.

Related Organizations

University College London
United Kingdom
Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
Belgium
Université Catholique de Louvain
Belgium

Keywords

Intestines, Ischemia, Acute Disease, Chronic Disease, Humans

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