The Comb Sign as a Fast Path for Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis

Authors

  • Catarina Reigota Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6753-9668
  • Helena Rodrigues Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2501-1550
  • Sónia Moreira Serviço de Medicina Interna, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.60591/crspmi.85

Keywords:

Crohn Disease/diagnostic imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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Sakurai T, Katsuno T, Saito K, Yoshihama S, Nakagawa T, Koseki H, et al. Mesenteric findings of CT enterography are well correlated with the endoscopic severity of Crohn's disease. Eur J Radiol. 2017;89:242-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2016.10.022.

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2023-11-29

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Reigota, C., Rodrigues, H., & Moreira, S. (2023). The Comb Sign as a Fast Path for Crohn’s Disease Diagnosis. SPMI Case Reports, 1(4), 199–200. https://doi.org/10.60591/crspmi.85

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Vol. 1 No. 4 (2023): Outubro/Dezembro

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