Since the last literature review in 1992,4 CT and MRI
have become more readily available and have been
employed in the acute setting to diagnose SBO in pregnancy.
In the current review, six patients (13%) had urgent
CT and five separate patients (11%) had urgent MRI. MRI
is capable of multiplanar imaging, excellent soft tissue contrast
and avoids the risks of ionising radiation. This makes
it a useful tool for imaging the small bowel and diagnosing
SBO in pregnancy.23