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Pediatric Small Bowel Crohn Disease: Correlation of US and MR Enterography
- Source :
- Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 35(3)
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Small bowel Crohn disease is commonly diagnosed during the pediatric period, and recent investigations show that its incidence is increasing in this age group. Diagnosis and follow-up of this condition are commonly based on a combination of patient history and physical examination, disease activity surveys, laboratory assessment, and endoscopy with biopsy, but imaging also plays a central role. Ultrasonography (US) is an underutilized well-tolerated imaging modality for screening and follow-up of small bowel Crohn disease in children and adolescents. US has numerous advantages over computed tomographic (CT) enterography and magnetic resonance (MR) enterography, including low cost and no required use of oral or intravenous contrast material. US also has the potential to provide images with higher spatial resolution than those obtained at CT enterography and MR enterography, allows faster examination than does MR enterography, does not involve ionizing radiation, and does not require sedation or general anesthesia. US accurately depicts small bowel and mesenteric changes related to pediatric Crohn disease, and US findings show a high correlation with MR imaging findings in this patient population.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Contrast Media
Physical examination
Crohn Disease
Biopsy
Intestine, Small
Medicine
Humans
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Medical history
Child
Ultrasonography
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Crohn disease
digestive, oral, and skin physiology
Magnetic resonance imaging
Pediatric Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
digestive system diseases
Endoscopy
MR Enterography
Radiology
sense organs
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15271323
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....088c1f221c0f5b0ffcae251725dec199