Computed Tomography Colonography Technique: The Role of Intracolonic Gas Volume

Table 1

The average distention score for each of the 6 colonic segments examined. The total number of collapsed (grade 1) segments found is also reported.

Segment of colon	Rectum	Sigmoid	Descending colon	Transverse colon	Ascending colon	Cecum
Average distention	2.35	1.86	2.6	2.9	2.93	2.95
No. of collapsed segments (grade 1)	20	22	8	0	0	0