MR enterography of Crohn disease: Part 1, rationale, technique, and pitfalls

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 76-79

  Sinha, Rakesh ^a   Verma, Ratan ^b   Verma, Sadhna ^c   Rajesh, Arumugam ^b  

^a SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn disease; MR enterography; MRI

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; CONTRAST MEDIUM; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCAGON; MACROGOL; MANNITOL; METHYLCELLULOSE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; WATER;

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTESTINE DISTENSION; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE MOTILITY; INTESTINE POLYP; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STOMACH EMPTYING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TWO DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTESTINES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 79960537896     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.7253     Document Type: Review

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