title: MR imaging of the bowel: pediatric applications.
abstract: Magnetic resonance enterography with oral contrast administration using fast T2-weighted and fat saturated, contrast-enhanced T1-weighted sequences is the most common technique for bowel evaluation. The main indication for bowel MR imaging in children has been evaluation of inflammatory bowel diseases. A less common application is appendicitis. Other potential applications include evaluation of vascular malformations and transplanted bowel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. darge@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Kassa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Darge
authors.forename: Sudha A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Anupindi
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jaramillo
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media