Dal Mo Yang, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Hyun Cheol Kim, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Sang Won Kim MD, Presenter: Nothing to Disclose

Woo Jin Yang, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

Kyung Jin Lee MD, Abstract Co-Author: Nothing to Disclose

1. An awareness of the sonographic appearance of diseases of the intestine is essential to achieve the proper diagnosis. 2. Familiarity with the sonographic appearances of diseases that affect the intestine may allow specific diagnosis based on the degree and distribution of bowel wall thickening and associated changes of perienteric tissues.  

Normal anatomy of bowel wall Sonographic techniques Review of imaging finfings Sample cases  -infectious and inflammatory diseases (appendicitis, crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, tuberculous enterocolitis, diverticulitis, terminal ileitis, typhlitis, epiploic appendagitis, pseudomembranous colitis and syphilis) -ischemic disease, intussusception, -benign tumors -malignant tumors (malignant GIST, lymphoma, carcinoma, neuroendocrine tumors and metastases)  -intramural hematoma.

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Yang, D, Kim, H, Kim, S, Yang, W, Lee, K, Sonography of the Gastrointestinal Tract Abnormalities.  Radiological Society of North America 2014 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, - ,Chicago IL. http://archive.rsna.org/2014/14010382.html