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CT of the Stomach

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Radiology of the Stomach and Duodenum

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

Abstract

Traditional methods of examining the stomach, i.e., barium meal and endoscopy, confine themselves to demonstration of the mucosa, whilst giving indirect evidence of mural and extra gastric lesions. Computed tomography (CT) is of course excellent at demonstrating the latter, but an emerging role in the evaluation of mucosal lesions has become evident. This will accelerate with multi-slice CT and perhaps virtual gastroscopy (Lee 2000). To date the major role of CT has been in the diagnosis and staging of gastric carcinoma, but all tumours of the stomach; benign as well as malignant, are well demonstrated. In addition, various forms of gastritis may be identified as well as miscellaneous conditions such as Ménétrier’s disease and varices (Fishman et al. 1996; Merino et al. 1999). CT also has a major role in the follow-up of post-gastrectomy patients, particularly after surgery for malignant conditions.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Box 219, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QQ, UK

    Teik C. See MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR (Consultant Radiologist), Nicholas R. Carroll MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR (Consultant Radiologist) & Alan H. Freeman MB, BS, MRCP, FRCR (Consultant Radiologist)

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    Alan H. Freeman MB, BS, FRCR (Consultant Radiologist) & Evis Sala MD, PhD (University Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Radiologist) (Consultant Radiologist) &  (University Lecturer/Honorary Consultant Radiologist)

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See, T.C., Carroll, N.R., Freeman, A.H. (2008). CT of the Stomach. In: Freeman, A.H., Sala, E. (eds) Radiology of the Stomach and Duodenum. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49897-1_6

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