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Suppose someone have tomour in colon and it caused near small bowel also narrows in ct enterography does image can distinguise this narowing is not caused from small bowel itself?

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Dr. Michael Gabor
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Diagnostic Radiology 35 years experience
Not exactly: sure of the question, but generally a mass won't be mistaken for a normal bowel loop on a CT scan, particularly a CT san tailored to evaluate the small bowel loops like CT enterography.
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