Evolving role of MRI in Crohn's disease

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1277-1289

  Yacoub, Joseph H ^a   Obara, Piotr ^a   Oto, Aytekin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Crohn's disease; inflammatory bowel disease; MR enterography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GLUCAGON; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ANUS DISEASE; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE FISTULA; INTESTINE POLYP; INTESTINE ULCER; INTESTINE WALL; MESENTERY; MESENTERY BLOOD FLOW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTESTINE, SMALL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84878239068     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24081     Document Type: Review

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