Improvement of distension and mural visualization of bowel loops using neutral oral contrasts in abdominal computed tomography

Table 1 Quantitative score assessment of bowel distension

	Duodenum mean± SD	Mann Whitney P value	Jejunum mean ± SD	Mann Whitney P value	Ileum mean± SD	Mann Whitney P value
First radiologist		0.009		0.62		0.014
Positive	9.1 ± 0.633		15.3 ± 0.81		15.6 ± 0.66
Neutral	13.3 ± 1.09		14.76 ± 0.75		18.1 ± 0.71
Total	11.2 ± 0.66		15.03 ± 0.55		16.8 ± 0.5
Second radiologist		0.018		0.59		0.02
Positive	9.08 ± 0.65		15.3 ± 0.88		15.4 ± 0.65
Neutral	12.88 ± 1.07		14.68 ± 0.76		18.1 ± 0.65
Total	11.0 ± 0.65		14.99 ± 0.55		16.77 ± 0.48
Spearman correlation		0.997		0.989		0.997

Table 2 Radiologists’ satisfaction with image quality

Score	First radiologist			Second radiologist
	Neutral	Positive	P value	Neutral	Positive	P value
Satisfaction
0	0	48		2	50
1	8	6	< 0.000	4	8	< 0.000
2	6	34		8	30
3	0	4		2	6
4	86	8		84	6
Kappa correlation	0.839

Table 3 Quantitative assessment of mural delineation

Score	First radiologist			Second radiologist
	Positive	Neutral	P value	Positive	Neutral	P value
Wall delineation
0	62	0		66	2
1	14	10	< 0.000	14	8	0.004
2	22	10		18	10
3	2	0		0	80
4	0	80		2
Kappa correlation	0.894