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1 From the Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 601 N Caroline St, Rm 3251, Baltimore, MD 21287. Recipient of a Certificate of Merit award for an education exhibit at the 2001 RSNA scientific assembly. Received April 1, 2002; revision requested May 13 and received June 11; accepted June 12. Address correspondence to E.K.F. (e-mail: efishman@jhmi.edu).
Recent advances in computed tomographic (CT) technology and three-dimensional (3D) imaging software have sparked renewed interest in using CT to evaluate gastric disease. Multidetector row CT scanners allow thinner collimation, which improves the visualization of subtle tumors as well as the quality of the 3D data sets. When water is used as an oral contrast agent, subtle disease is easier to visualize, especially when a rapid contrast material bolus is intravenously administered. Adenocarcinoma is the most common gastric malignancy and typically appears as focal or segmental wall thickening or a discrete mass. Gastric lymphoma can have a CT appearance similar to that of adenocarcinoma. Both gastric adenocarcinoma and lymphoma may be associated with adenopathy. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) tend to appear as well-defined masses that arise from the gastric wall and may be exophytic when large. GISTs are usually not associated with significant adenopathy. In addition to gastric malignancies, CT can also help detect inflammatory conditions of the stomach, including gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. CT angiography is especially helpful for depicting the gastric vasculature, which may be affected by a variety of disease conditions.
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Index Terms: Computed tomography (CT), multi–detector row • Computed tomography (CT), volume rendering • Gastrointestinal tract, diseases, 70.291 • Gastrointestinal tract, neoplasms, 70.321, 70.34 • Stomach, CT, 72.1211 • Stomach, diseases, 72.291 • Stomach, neoplasms, 72.321, 72.34 Stomach, varices, 72.75
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