Small Bowel Imaging: an Update.
Bowel imaging had experienced relevant technical advances during the last decade. The developments in the field of cross-sectional imaging had a particular impact on the assessment of Crohn's disease. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide a review of the main progress of cross-sectional imaging in the assessment of Crohn's disease and other small bowel diseases with relevance in clinical practice and in research. Also, we outline the technical advances, trends, and potential contributions of new technological cross-sectional imaging improvements that may have potential impact and contribution in the near future.
Department of Radiology, IBD Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. jrimola@clinic.cat.
Jordi
J
Rimola
Department of Gastroenterology, IBD Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Julián
J
Panés
D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends
Computed tomography; Crohn’s disease; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Magnetic resonance enterography; Ultrasound