Retrograde air insufflation in MRI: A technical note |
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Authors: | Chung-Kuao Chou M.D. Gin-Chung Liu Li-Tzong Chen Twei-Shiun Jaw |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Radiology, Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China 3. Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Abstract: | Retrograde air insufflation was employed to distend the colon and the ileum in 18 patients and five volunteers for magnetic resonance examination. Good and moderate marking of the ileum was obtained in 18 cases. The colon was nearly completely distended in every case. Intraluminal tumor, mural thickening, and extraluminal lesion were outlined by intraluminal air and surrounding air-distended bowel. This study shows that retrograde air insufflation is a useful method to mark the colon and most parts of the ileum. |
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