Modified small bowel CT (MBCT) for evaluating sub-acute and chronic conditions affecting the small bowel: a low radiation-dose, unenhanced CT protocol

Modified Small Bowel CT (MBCT) is a low-dose CT method of evaluating chronic conditions affecting the small bowel. Due to ingestion of hyperdense oral contrast, there is resultant high contrast resolution between the bowel lumen, bowel wall and surroundings.This technique can be used in follow-up of chronic conditions affecting the small bowel, including Crohn's disease, postoperative bowel leaks and recurrent small bowel obstructions due to strictures and small bowel luminal growths. MBCT is easy and comfortable for the patient to undergo, takes a very short time to acquire images and allows reconstruction of images in any plane by the radiologist during post-processing.