MDCT of the small bowel

[...]imaging cannot commence until 1 to 2 hours following the administration of positive enteric contrast in order to ensure adequate opacification of distal small-bowel loops-a delay that is often not feasible in the emergent-care setting. [...]Meckel's diverticula and their associated complications have been increasingly diagnosed by CT in both the pediatric and adult populations.\n53, 54 One of the most important MDCT findings in cases of small-bowel injury is free fluid in the absence of obvious visceral organ injury.