MR Colonography Without Bowel Cleansing: Impact of An Oral And Rectal Stool Softener

Journal Title, Volume, Page:

Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 11 (2004)

Year of Publication:

2004

Link:

http://cds.ismrm.org/ismrm-2004/Files/000871.pdf

Authors:

W. Ajaj

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

Current Affiliation:

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine

[email protected]

J. F. Debatin

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

S. C. Goehde

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

H. Schneemann

Institute of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

R. Jeyrani

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

S. G. Ruehm

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

T. Lauenstein

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

Preferred Abstract (Original):

Aim of this study was to assess the effect of stool softeners on MR colonography (MRC) without colonic cleansing. 10 volunteers underwent MRC with and without the oral administration of lactulose and a rectal enema consisting of ducosat sodium. Both substances led to a decreasing SNR of feces on T1w data sets. The combination of oral lactulose and rectal ducosat sodium, however turned out to provide lowest SNR values of stool. Thus, feces hardly could be distinguished from the dark rectal enema and assessment of the colonic wall is reliably possible.

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