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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
CT-scan with contrast is of particular importance for diverticular disease diagnosis. | CT-scan with contrast is of particular importance for diverticular disease diagnosis. | ||
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==CT == | |||
*CT scan may be diagnostic of diverticulosis. | *CT scan may be diagnostic of diverticulosis. | ||
*On contrast imaging of the gastrointestinal tract, bowel diverticula appear as globular outpouchings, as shown in the image below.<ref name="pmid9221865">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vernava AM, Moore BA, Longo WE, Johnson FE |title=Lower gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Dis. Colon Rectum |volume=40 |issue=7 |pages=846–58 |year=1997 |pmid=9221865 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *On contrast imaging of the gastrointestinal tract, bowel diverticula appear as globular outpouchings, as shown in the image below.<ref name="pmid9221865">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vernava AM, Moore BA, Longo WE, Johnson FE |title=Lower gastrointestinal bleeding |journal=Dis. Colon Rectum |volume=40 |issue=7 |pages=846–58 |year=1997 |pmid=9221865 |doi= |url=}}</ref><br> | ||
[[image:Diverticular CT.jpg]]<br> | |||
<sup>Arrowheads point to multiple diverticula arising from the rectosigmoid region of the colon</sup> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Gastroenterology]] | [[Category:Gastroenterology]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D.
Overview
CT-scan with contrast is of particular importance for diverticular disease diagnosis.
CT
- CT scan may be diagnostic of diverticulosis.
- On contrast imaging of the gastrointestinal tract, bowel diverticula appear as globular outpouchings, as shown in the image below.[1]
Arrowheads point to multiple diverticula arising from the rectosigmoid region of the colon