Value of T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the assessment of wall inflammation and fibrosis in Crohn's disease

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 944-957

  Maccioni, F ^a   Staltari, I ^a   Pino, A R ^a   Tiberti, A ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bowel wall inflammation; Crohn's disease; Crohn's disease activity; Edema; Fibrosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mesenteric fat inflammation; T2 weighted sequences

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENEMA; MACROGOL; MANNITOL;

CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; ENTERITIS; GRANULOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTESTINAL FIBROSIS; INTESTINE BIOPSY; INTESTINE EDEMA; INTESTINE FLUID; INTESTINE WALL; LYMPH NODE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; ABDOMINAL WALL; EDEMA; FIBROSIS; ILEUM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ABDOMINAL WALL; CROHN DISEASE; EDEMA; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; ILEUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84878205351     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-012-9853-y     Document Type: Review

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