Noninvasive imaging of the small bowel in Crohn's disease: the final frontier

Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 Sep;17(9):1987-99. doi: 10.1002/ibd.21598. Epub 2011 Feb 1.

Abstract

The substantial morbidity and mortality associated with Crohn's disease underlines the importance of accurate assessment at presentation, during follow-up, when investigating complications, and when evaluating the response to therapeutic interventions. Accurate methods are required to quantify the severity and extent of disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Crohn Disease / complications*
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Diseases / etiology
  • Intestine, Small / pathology*