| Assessment of wall inflammation and fibrosis in Crohn's disease: value of T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced MR imaging. | |
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PMID: 22113650 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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MRI is increasingly advocated as a robust method for quantifying disease activity in Crohn's disease. In particular, T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced imaging shows considerable promise as a marker of inflammatory activity. However, interpretation of the literature must be made with an understanding of (i) the technical limitations of T1-weighted acquisition protocols and enhancement measurements; (ii) differences in standards of reference for disease activity employed between published studies; and (iii) important underlying macro and micro vascular changes in Crohn's disease. This review will focus specifically on the value of T1-weighted gadolinium-enhanced imaging in the assessment of wall inflammation and fibrosis. |
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Jesica Makanyanga; Shonit Punwani; Stuart A Taylor |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-24 |
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Title: Abdominal imaging Volume: - ISSN: 1432-0509 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9303672 Medline TA: Abdom Imaging Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom. |
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