title: Magnetic resonance enterography: inflammatory bowel disease and beyond.
abstract: This article addresses the current technique and protocols for magnetic resonance (MR) enterography, with a primary focus on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and a secondary detailed discussion of other diseases of the small bowel beyond IBD. A brief discussion of MR imaging for appendicitis is included, but the evaluation of appendicitis does not require an enterographic protocol. The focused key points and approach presented in this article are intended to enhance the reader's understanding to help improve patient compliance with the MR enterographic studies, overcome challenges, and improve interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: anupindi@email.chop.edu.
authors.forename: Sudha A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Anupindi
authors.forename: Owens
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Terreblanche
authors.forename: Jesse
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Courtier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Children; Crohn disease; Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); MR enterography; Masses; Polyps; Small bowel; Ulcerative colitis