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Computed tomography (CT) is increasingly being used as a screening modality for patients with symptoms of acute abdomen. As such, it has become the preferred small bowel imaging approach for assessing intestinal disorders. However, errors in the interpretation of the intestinal radiological CT findings are a common occurrence in acute conditions, given the large spectrum of pathologies, including inflammatory, infectious, vascular, and neoplastic diseases. In fact the differential diagnosis is often challenging, as intestinal emergency findings are similar, such that pitfalls are common.
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Romano, L., Scuderi, M.G., Daniele, S. (2012). Crohn’s Disease: Errors of Interpretation in Emergency MDCT Evaluation. In: Romano, L., Pinto, A. (eds) Errors in Radiology. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2339-0_16
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