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Imaging Techniques and Differential Diagnosis for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

염증성 장질환의 영상기법 및 감별진단

  • Kyoung Doo Song (Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 송경두 (성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 영상의학과)
  • Received : 2023.02.03
  • Accepted : 2023.03.24
  • Published : 2023.05.01
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Abstract

The two main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Currently, when IBD is suspected, CT enterography is widely used as an initial imaging test because it can evaluate both the bowel wall and the outside of the bowel, helping to differentiate IBD from other diseases. When IBD is suspected, it is necessary to distinguish between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In most cases this is not difficult; however, in some cases, it is difficult and such cases are called IBD-unclassified. CT findings are often non-specific for ulcerative colitis, making it difficult to differentiate it from other diseases using imaging alone. In contrast, characteristic CT findings for Crohn's disease are often helpful in diagnosis, although diseases, such as tuberculous enteritis can mimic Crohn's disease. Recently, mutations in the gene encoding a prostaglandin transporter called SLCO2A1 have been discovered as the cause of the disease in some patients with multiple ulcers and strictures, similar to Crohn's disease. Therefore, genetic testing is being used to make a differential diagnosis.

염증성 장질환의 두 가지 주요 질환으로 크론병과 궤양성 대장염이 있다. 염증성 장질환이 의심될 때, 최근에는 장벽과 장벽 밖을 모두 평가할 수 있고 다른 질환과의 감별에도 도움을 받을 수 있어 CT 소장조영술이 초기 영상검사로 널리 사용되고 있다. 염증성 장질환이 의심되는 경우, 크론병과 궤양성 대장염과의 구분이 필요하며 대부분의 경우 어렵지 않게 구분이 되나 그렇지 않은 경우가 있어 이를 염증성 장질환-미분류(inflammatory bowel diseaseunclassified)로 구분한다. 궤양성 대장염의 경우 CT 소견은 비특이적인 경우가 많아 영상검사만으로 다른 질환과 감별하기 어려운 경우가 많다. 크론병의 경우 특징적인 CT 소견이 진단에 도움이 되는 경우가 많으나 이를 모방하는 질환들이 있으며 특히 결핵성 장염은 여전히 크론병과 감별이 어려울 수 있다. 최근에는 크론병과 유사한 다발성 궤양과 협착이 있는 환자의 일부에서 SLCO2A1이라는 프로스타글란딘 수송체를 암호화하는 유전자의 돌연변이가 질환의 원인인 것으로 밝혀져 크론병과 감별하기 위해 유전자 검사가 시행되고 있다.

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