title: CT findings and clinical activity in Crohn's disease.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical correlations of CT signs in proven Crohn's disease. Fifty patients were studied by means of multidetector CT. Clinical activity was assessed using Crohn's disease activity index (CDAI) score and some laboratory parameters. All patients with CDAI>150 had CT study scored as pathological. Seventy-nine percent of patients with CDAI<150 showed abnormalities in CT exam. CT findings correlate with some parameters of disease activity, thus underlining the usefulness of performing CT enteroclysis in Crohn's disease patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioimaging and Radiological Sciences, Policlinico A Gemelli. L.go Agostino Gemelli 8, Rome, Italy. lmminordi@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Laura Maria
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Minordi
authors.forename: Amorino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vecchioli
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guidi
authors.forename: Giuliana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Poloni
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fedeli
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonomo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D003287:Contrast Media; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D005340:Fibrinogen; D002097:C-Reactive Protein