Table 2.
Gross appearance on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
| Patient | Involved tract/length (mm) | CT I range 2-168 h1 | MRI I within 48 h2 | MRI II > 48 h <15 d2 | MRI III > 15 d2 |
| 1 | Left side colon and splenic flexure/314 | Type I/12 mm; free fluid | Type I/10 mm; free fluid | Type III/6 mm; no free fluid | |
| 2 | Left side colon, splenic flexure and transverse colon/609 | Type I/12 mm; free fluid | Type II/7 mm; no free fluid | ||
| 3 | Left side colon and splenic flexure/380 | Type II/9.5 mm; free fluid | Type II/7 mm; no free fluid | normal appearance; no free fluid | |
| 4 | Transverse colon/219 | Type II/6 mm; free fluid | normal appearance; no free fluid | ||
| 5 | Entire colon/1000 | Type I/8.5 mm; free fluid | Type I/9.5 mm; free fluid | ||
| 6 | Left side colon/218 | Type I/17.5 mm; free fluid | Type I/15 mm; free fluid | Normal appearance; no free fluid | |
| 7 | Sigmoid colon/145.5 | Type I/8.2 mm; free fluid | Type I/7 mm; free fluid | Type I/8 mm; free fluid | Type III/5 mm; no free fluid |
1
After the clinical onset;
2
After the date of the CT examination. MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; CT: Computed tomography.