MR colonography in inflammatory bowel disease.
MR colonography has a high diagnostic accuracy for detecting Crohn disease (CD) activity and determining the extent and severity of lesions. In the setting of stricturing CD, MR colonography can provide a detailed map of the lesions, which is useful for clinical decision making. MR colonography can be used as an alternative to conventional colonoscopy in the setting of CD, or as a complementary tool in selected patients with ulcerative colitis. This article reviews the spectrum of MR colonography findings in colonic inflammatory bowel disease and discusses the potential applications and limitations of MR colonography.
Department of Radiology, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, CIBER-EHD, IDIBAPS, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. Electronic address: jrimola@clinic.ub.es.
Jordi
J
Rimola
Ingrid
I
Ordás
D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*
Colonoscopy; Crohn disease; Disease activity; Inflammatory bowel disease; Magnetic resonance colonography; Ulcerative colitis