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Bowel wall enhancement in magnetic resonance colonography for assessing activity in Crohn's disease
Rainer Röttgen1, Harry Herzog, Enrique Lopez-Häninnen
1Clinic of Radiology, Charité Campus Virchow-Clinic, University Medical Center Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany. rainer.roettgen@charite.de
Background:
This study focuses on the correlation of the signal intensity (SI) of the bowel wall in magnetic resonance (MR) colonography with the inflammation activity in Crohn's disease.
Material And Methods:
We performed MR colonography in 42 patients and compared the change of the SI of the bowel wall (T1-weighted/paramagnetic contrast medium) with colonoscopic findings.
Results:
Change of the SI and colonoscopically assessed inflammatory activity are significantly correlated (r=.676, P
Conclusion:
The degree of the contrast enhancement of the bowel wall may be a criterion for the degree of inflammation in Crohn's disease.
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