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- Case Report Positron Emission Tomography Finding of Small Bowel Crohn's Disease: Report of a Case
- Youn Sun Park, Kook Hyun Kim, Jae Won Choi, Jong Ryul Eun, Byung Ik Jang, Tae Nyeun Kim
- Intestinal Research 2006;4(1):57-60. Published online: June 30, 2006
Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Abstract
Endoscopic and radiologic studies are frequently required in inflammatory bowel disease to determine disease activity, extent of disease, and delineating type. Positron emission tomography (PET) using fluorine-18-fluoro-deoxyglucose to identify metabolically active tissues may offer a simple noninvasive alternative to conventional studies in identification and localization of active intestinal inflammation with inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's disease can also be detected by PET-CT. In this case, we discribe a small bowel Crohn's disease with PET-CT finding. There was intensely increased fluorine-18-fluoro-deoxyglucose uptake in terminal ileum area. (Intestinal Research 2006;4:57-60)
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