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Pictorial Essay |
1 Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, 899 W 12th Ave.,
Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
2 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
3 Department of Radiology, Gastrointestinal Radiology, Vancouver Hospital &
Health Sciences Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
4 Department of Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver,
BC, Canada.
5 Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,
Canada.
OBJECTIVE. The objective of this pictorial essay is to review the different imaging techniques used for diagnosing small-bowel obstruction.
CONCLUSION. Small-bowel obstruction is a common presentation, for which safe and effective management depends on a rapid and accurate diagnosis. Conventional radiographs remain the first line of imaging. CT is used increasingly more because it provides essential diagnostic information not apparent from radiographs. MRI may play a role in the future as technology improves and it becomes more readily available.
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