title: Evolving roles of cross-sectional imaging in Crohn's disease.
abstract: The implementation of cross-sectional imaging techniques for the clinical management of Crohn's disease patients has steadily grown over the recent years, thanks to a series of technological advances, including the evolution of contrast media for magnetic resonance, computed tomography and bowel ultrasound. This has resulted in a continuous improvement of diagnostic accuracy and capability to detect Crohn's disease-related complications. Additionally, a progressive widening of indications for cross-sectional imaging in Crohn's disease has been put forward, thus leading to hypothesize that in the near future imaging techniques can increasingly complement endoscopy in most clinical settings, including the grading of disease activity and the assessment of mucosal healing or Crohn's disease post-surgical recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magarotto
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coletta
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.affiliation: Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Mirella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fraquelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Policlinico di Milano, Italy. Electronic address: flavio.caprioli@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Flavio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caprioli
mesh_terms: D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D054459:Elasticity Imaging Techniques; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Computed tomography; Crohn's disease; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ultrasound; Ultrasound elasticity imaging