Can HALP (hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocytes, and platelets) score differentiate between malignant and benign causes of acute mechanic intestinal obstruction?

A Akbas, S Koyuncu, NA Hacım… - Cancer Biotherapy & …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: Hematological parameters, including albumin and hemoglobin (Hb) levels and
lymphocyte counts, are low-cost tests that can be used to determine inflammation and …

Efficiency of dual-energy computed tomography enterography in the diagnosis of Crohn's disease

J Chen, J Zhou, J Yang, R Cong, J Sun, J Xiao… - BMC Medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background This retrospective study aimed to investigate the usefulness of the optimized
kiloelectron volt (keV) for virtual monoenergetic imaging (VMI) combined with iodine map in …

Predictors of colorectal carcinoma and inflammatory bowel disease in patients with colonic wall thickening

I Pothoulakis, C Wikholm, V Verma, AI Ahmad… - JGH …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aim Colonic wall thickening (CWT) is commonly associated with
clinically significant pathologies, but predictive factors of such pathologies are not well …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of neoplasia in colonic wall thickening detected via computerized tomography

C Karacin, S Türker, T Eren, GI Imamoglu, K Yılmaz… - Cureus, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We retrospectively reviewed 5,300 colonoscopy reports. A total of 122 patients who
had CWT incidentally observed via aCT were included in the study. CWT was graded as …

Improved Diagnostic Performance Using Dual-Energy CT-Derived Slope Parameter Images in Crohn's Disease

M Hong, Z Lin, H Zhong, Y Zhang, D Yang… - Journal of Imaging …, 2024 - Springer
The objective of the study is to explore the image quality and diagnosis performance of the
dual-energy CT-derived slope parameter images (SPI) generated by the algorithm based on …

Malignancy predictors and treatment strategies for adult intestinal intussusception

P Reschke, QA Le Hong… - RöFo-Fortschritte auf …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
Intussusception in adult patients is a rare medical finding, which is accompanied by an
underlying tumor in some cases. However, no accepted method has been established to …

What should we expect when colon wall thickening is detected on abdominal CT scan in the era of artificial intelligence?

HÜ Gür, A Koyuncu - Annali Italiani di Chirurgia, 2023 - annaliitalianidichirurgia.it
AIM: Except for emergencies, endoscopic findings were investigated in patients with
increased thickness of the colon wall on abdominal CT. MATERIAL AND METHODS …

The Use of Clinical Parameters as Adjuncts to Endoscopic Evaluation of Mural Thickening on Conventional Computed Tomography in Diagnosing Malignancy

NE Donlon, ME Kelly, M Zafar, PA Boland, C Davis… - Digestive …, 2021 - karger.com
Background: Mural thickening (MT) on computed tomography (CT) poses a diagnostic
dilemma in the absence of clear reporting guidelines. The aim of this study was to analyse …

Endoscopic findings of the gastrointestinal tract and conjunctions with preceding tomography findings

MA Avcı - Acta Medica Alanya, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Aim: Abdominopelvic computed tomography is commonly used for delineating the causes of
abdominal pain. While its popularity has increased, the rate of non-specific findings like …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship Between Colon Wall Thickness in Computed Tomography Scan and Colon Cancer: A Retrospective Study

Ö Karabay, NA Hacım, M Gençtürk - Journal of Academic Research …, 2021 - academia.edu
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the colonoscopic findings of patients with
increased colonic wall thickness (ICWT) detected by abdominal computed tomography (CT) …