<b>Wall Thickening of the Gastric Antrum as a Normal Finding:</b>Multidetector CT with Cadaveric Comparison

Abstract

Smooth wall thickening of the distal gastric antrum relative to the proximal stomach on MDCT with or without submucosal low attenuation is a normal finding. Antral wall thickness commonly exceeds 5 mm and may measure up to 12 mm. Our MDCT findings, in conjunction with previous anatomic and physiologic observations, suggest that normal antral wall thickening consists of both static and dynamic components.