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World J Radiol. Dec 28, 2014; 6(12): 907-912
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i12.907
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v6.i12.907
Improvement of distension and mural visualization of bowel loops using neutral oral contrasts in abdominal computed tomography
Jahanbakhsh Hashemi, Yasmin Davoudi, Masoud Pezeshki Rad, Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad 91788, Khorasane Razavi, Iran
Mina Taghavi, Amien Mahajeri Moghadam, Resident of Radiology Mashhad Medical School, Mashhad 91788, Khorasane Razavi, Iran
Author contributions: Hashemi J and Davoudi Y contributed equally in this research; Hashemi J, Davoudi Y and Taghavi M designed the research; Hashemi J, Pezeshki Rad M and Moghadam AM gathered data and performed the research; Davoudi Y, Taghavi M and Moghadam AM contributed analytic tools and analyzed the data; Hashemi J and Davoudi Y wrote the article.
Correspondence to: Yasmin Davoudi, MD, Assistant Professor, Radiology Department, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 91375-3316, Mashhad 91788, Khorasane Razavi, Iran. davoudiy@mums.ac.ir
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Received: August 17, 2014
Revised: October 7, 2014
Accepted: November 7, 2014
Published online: December 28, 2014
Revised: October 7, 2014
Accepted: November 7, 2014
Published online: December 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: In this study, performed on 200 cases, we randomly divided the cases into two groups receiving either meglumin as a positive contrast or sorbitol as a negative contrast for abdominal and pelvic computed tomography. Our study showed that luminal distension and mural thickness was significantly better delineated with neutral contrast agent compared with positive contrast solution.