72250-4
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 72250-4 | ||
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| name | |||
| description | This procedure is often called CT enterography, and is a valuable and complementary addition to MR enterography/enteroclysis and capsule endoscopy to diagnose small bowel disorders, especially to assess the extent and severity of Crohn's disease. A non-invasive imaging technique that is well tolerated by patients, CT enterography provides superior small bowel visualization and assessment of pathology arising from the small bowel wall or surrounding organs. The procedure combines small bowel distension with a neutral or low-density oral contrast mixture and abdominal-pelvic CT examination during the enteric phase, following administration of IV contrast. Findings of Crohn's disease include mucosal hyper-enhancement, mural thickening and stratification, transmural ulceration, mesenteric inflammation, engorgement of vasa recta and strictures associated with upstream dilatation. [PMID: 22553291] | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Multisection^W contrast PO+W contrast IV PO = Oral: In the United States, PO (an abbreviation for per ora) is used to identify medications taken by mouth. IV = Intravenous | ||
| property | Find = Finding | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | Abdomen>Small bowel | ||
| scale | Doc = Document: A document that could be in many formats (XML, narrative, etc.) | ||
| method | CT | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Abd; Abdo; Abdomen+; Abdominal; c; CAT scan; Computed tomography; Computerized tomography; Contr; Contra; Contrst; CorePlaybook; CT scan; Document; Finding; Findings; Imaging; Playbook; Point in time; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random; SB; Small Intestine; W contr I | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | RAD | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| order vs. observation | CT SB W contras | ||
Associated Observations | |||
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations. | |||
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| last updated | 2.61 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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