The radiology of inflammatory bowel disease.
This article presents various imaging modalities, including plain films, ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and radionuclide imaging, used for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn's disease (CD). Also discussed are how to distinguish UC from CD and some of the intestinal complications of IBD.
Caroline
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Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Friedman
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography