Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the term used to identify a form of chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that primarily contemplates two major entities: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). The classic signs are abdominal pain and diarrhoea that correlate with the localization of gastro-enteric disease, although in this pathology extraintestinal symptoms may coexist. The diagnosis of CD relies on a synergistic combination of clinical, laboratory (stool and biochemical), cross-sectional imaging evaluation, as well as endoscopic and histologic assessments. The purpose of this paper is to prove the role of imaging in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with CD with particular focus on recent innovations of magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) as a pivotal diagnostic tool, analysing the MRE study protocol and imaging features during the various phases of disease activity and its complications.

The Role of Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Crohn's Disease: A Review of Recent Literature / Biondi, Marysol; Bicci, Eleonora; Danti, Ginevra; Flammia, Federica; Chiti, Giuditta; Palumbo, Pierpaolo; Bruno, Federico; Borgheresi, Alessandra; Grassi, Roberta; Grassi, Francesca; Fusco, Roberta; Granata, Vincenza; Giovagnoni, Andrea; Barile, Antonio; Miele, Vittorio. - In: DIAGNOSTICS. - ISSN 2075-4418. - 12:5(2022), p. 1236. [10.3390/diagnostics12051236]

The Role of Magnetic Resonance Enterography in Crohn's Disease: A Review of Recent Literature

Borgheresi, Alessandra;Grassi, Francesca;Giovagnoni, Andrea;
2022-01-01

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the term used to identify a form of chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract that primarily contemplates two major entities: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). The classic signs are abdominal pain and diarrhoea that correlate with the localization of gastro-enteric disease, although in this pathology extraintestinal symptoms may coexist. The diagnosis of CD relies on a synergistic combination of clinical, laboratory (stool and biochemical), cross-sectional imaging evaluation, as well as endoscopic and histologic assessments. The purpose of this paper is to prove the role of imaging in the diagnosis and follow-up of patients with CD with particular focus on recent innovations of magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) as a pivotal diagnostic tool, analysing the MRE study protocol and imaging features during the various phases of disease activity and its complications.
2022
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