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19 lip 2024 · Although CT is the modality of choice for the diagnosis and staging of colonic diverticulitis with a sensitivity of 94% and specificity of 99%, a dedicated ultrasound study may be able to confidently characterize this condition 8.
Doctors often diagnose diverticulitis using a computed tomography (CT) scan of your abdomen and pelvis. It is best to perform the scan with intravenous (IV) contrast when possible. Many centers will also ask that you drink a form of oral contrast.
CT scan has a sensitivity and specificity of 98% and 99%, respectively, for diverticulitis, 3 and allows not only for an assessment of the severity of disease but also for the identification of alternative or concomitant intra-abdominal pathology.
28 lip 2019 · Colonoscopy is recommended for all patients with complicated diverticulitis 6 weeks after CT diagnosis of inflammation, and for patients with uncomplicated diverticulitis who have suspicious features on CT scan or who otherwise meet national bowel cancer screening criteria.
1 kwi 2021 · Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen and pelvis with IV contrast is considered to be the best imaging method because it can confirm the presence of acute colonic diverticulitis, evaluate...
8 gru 2023 · CT Protocol. In our institution, in the clinical scenario of suspected ACD—with pain in the left lower quadrant, fever, and elevated inflammatory indexes—computed tomography (CT) examination is performed before and after intravenous administration of iodinated contrast medium.
2 gru 2015 · Intravenous contrast-enhanced axial CT of the abdomen showing diverticulitis with perforation and pelvic abscesses with heterogeneous content (arrow) in a patient who subsequently underwent surgery, during which a large amount of pus and feces were found in the peritoneal cavity.
