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British Journal of Radiology (2005) 78, 202-206
© 2005 British Institute of Radiology
doi: 10.1259/bjr/15237296
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MR colonography: baseline appearance of the unprepared rectosigmoid

V L Jardine, MA E Sala, MD, PhD, FRCR and D J Lomas, FRCP, FRCR

Department of Radiology, University of Cambridge & Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

Correspondence: Prof. David J Lomas, University Department of Radiology, Box 219, Level 5, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge CB2 2QQ, UK

A retrospective review of 100 routine pelvic MR examinations was conducted to evaluate the appearance of the unprepared rectosigmoid colon, with the aim of informing future strategies for minimal preparation MR colonography. All examinations were reviewed by two observers in consensus, and included matched-location axial T1 weighted and T2 weighted fat suppressed fast spin echo (FSFSE) images. Analysis revealed that the overall appearance of the faecal material in the colon could simulate tumour in 80% of T1 weighted and 17% of T2 weighted images. By matching the images from the two sequences for each patient the faeces had an overall appearance that would mimic tumour in only 7% of cases. However, luminal tumour-mimicking foci of signal occurred frequently, present in 91% of T1 weighted and 85% of T2 weighted studies. The results indicate that if bowel-cleansing regimens are to be avoided for MR colonography, effective strategies such as dietary restriction and use of oral contrast agents will be required to reduce luminal signal on T2 weighting and eliminate polyp-mimicking foci. The results also suggest that T2 weighted strategies should be further investigated and that combination with T1 weighted imaging may improve discrimination of lesions from normal faecal material.




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