E-Z-EM, Inc.

CT enterography superior to capsule endoscopy for detecting Crohn disease

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, June 15th, 2005

E-Z-EM, Inc., (EZEM) announced that results of a study presented at the 2005 Digestive Disease Week (DDW) meeting demonstrate that computed tomography enterography (CTE) is superior to capsule endoscopy in detecting Crohn disease in the small bowel as measured by specificity and overall accuracy, and provided comparable sensitivity.

CTE is a study that uses an oral contrast, like VoLumen low Hounsfield value oral contrast, to distend the bowel and improve bowel wall visualization.

The 42 patient study-Small Bowel (SB) Imaging in Crohn's Disease (CD): A Prospective, Blinded, 4-Way Comparison Trial by Craig A. Solem, et al, of the Mayo Clinic,...

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Source: Telemedicine Business Week (2005-06-15)

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