The Clinical Utility of Positron Emission Tomography-computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Intestinal Research
; : 97-104, 2011.
Article
en Ko
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is a nuclear imaging technique that provides noninvasive, three dimensional, quantitative images. Recently, PET-CT has been shown to be valuable in assessing patients with inflammatory diseases; however, the clinical utility of PET-CT in the evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been defined. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the clinical utility of PET-CT in the evaluation of IBD.METHODS:
Between November 2006 and September 2010, clinical, endoscopic, and radiological data on 14 patients (6 males and 8 females age range, 33-79 years) with suspected IBD were collected. The standard work-up method for a definite diagnosis of IBD included ileocolonoscopy.RESULTS:
The 14 patients were divided into the following five groups ulcerative colitis (n=4, 29%), intestinal Behcet's disease (n=3, 21%), intestinal tuberculosis (n=2, 14%), malignancy (n=2, 14%), and no abnormal findings with colonoscopy (n=3, 21%). A PET-CT based-diagnosis of IBD correlated with a colonoscopic diagnosis in nine cases (64.3%), but the matching ratio of the distribution of lesions between PET-CT findings and colonoscopic findings was only 18.1% (2/11).CONCLUSIONS:
The utility of PET-CT in the diagnosis of IBD requires further evaluation.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Enfermedades Inflamatorias del Intestino
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Colitis Ulcerosa
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Colonoscopía
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Electrones
Límite:
Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Intestinal Research
Año:
2011
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Article