Is Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assessing Crohn's Disease Ready for Prime Time? Experience with the Nancy Score

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2015, Pages E25-

  Peyrin Biroulet, Laurent ^a   Laurent, Valérie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON LAVAGE; COLONOSCOPY; CROHN DISEASE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LETTER; NANCY SCORE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

CROHN DISEASE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84942237558     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: 15364844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MIB.0000000000000578     Document Type: Letter

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