Magnetic resonance enterography in Crohn's disease: A guide to common imaging manifestations for the IBD physician

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 603-615

  Amitai, Marianne M ^a   Ben Horin, Shomron ^a   Eliakim, Rami ^a   Kopylov, Uri ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abscess; Crohn's disease; Fistulae; MRE; Pelvic MRI; Strictures

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; ENEMA; GADOLINIUM; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL WALL; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTESTINE DISTENSION; IONIZING RADIATION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENTEROGRAPHY; MESENTERY LYMPH NODE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERISTALSIS; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SMALL INTESTINE; STEADY STATE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ABSCESS; CD; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; CROHN'S DISEASE; CT; CT ENTEROGRAPHY; CTE; FISTULAE; IBD; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ENTEROGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MRE; MRI; PELVIC MRI; STRICTURES; T1/T2 WEIGHTED; T1/T2-W;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; COLONIC DISEASES; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; CROHN DISEASE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL FISTULA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RECURRENCE;

EID: 84880040117     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2012.10.005     Document Type: Review

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