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Functional imaging of the bowel.

Nyree Griffin1, Vicky Goh

  • 1Department of Radiology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK.

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Summary

Functional imaging combined with anatomical imaging offers improved patient management for intestinal diseases like cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. This approach aids in assessing disease activity, treatment response, and relapse by detecting physiological changes.

Area of Science:

  • Medical imaging
  • Gastroenterology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Intestinal diseases, including cancer and inflammatory bowel disease, require accurate assessment of disease extent, staging, and treatment response.
  • Current imaging modalities are crucial but can be enhanced by functional information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of functional imaging in managing intestinal diseases.
  • To highlight how functional imaging can augment current assessment of disease activity, treatment efficacy, and relapse detection.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of functional imaging techniques with high-resolution anatomical imaging.
  • Application in the context of common intestinal pathologies such as cancer and inflammatory bowel disease.

Main Results:

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  • Functional imaging provides physiological insights complementing anatomical data.
  • This combination has the potential to improve patient management strategies.
  • It aids in evaluating disease activity, therapeutic response, and identifying relapse through physiological change detection.

Conclusions:

  • Functional imaging is a valuable tool for enhancing the management of intestinal diseases.
  • It offers improved assessment of disease status and treatment outcomes in conditions like cancer and IBD.
  • Physiological information from functional imaging aids in detecting subtle changes indicative of tumor, inflammation, or fibrosis.