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Colitis is defined radiographically as colonic wall thickening of 3 mm or more when the bowel is distended (Fig. 34.1). Often the bowel wall in colitis will enhance after intravenous contrast administration. There are three chief etiologies in the differential diagnosis of colitis: infection, inflammation, and ischemia.
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Singh, H., Neutze, J.A., Enterline, J.R. (2015). Inflammatory and Infectious Bowel Disease. In: Singh, H., Neutze, J., Enterline, J. (eds) Radiology Fundamentals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10362-4_34
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