Magnetisation transfer imaging adds information to conventional MRIs to differentiate inflammatory from fibrotic components of small intestinal strictures in Crohn’s disease
Author(s) -
Zhuang-nian Fang,
Xue-hua Li,
Jin-jiang Lin,
Si-yun Huang,
Qing-hua Cao,
Zhihui Chen,
Canhui Sun,
Zhongwei Zhang,
Florian Rieder,
Jordi Rimola,
Minhu Chen,
Zi-ping Li,
Ren Mao,
ShiTing Feng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.606
H-Index - 149
eISSN - 1432-1084
pISSN - 0938-7994
DOI - 10.1007/s00330-019-06594-x
Subject(s) - medicine , interventional radiology , neuroradiology , crohn's disease , magnetization transfer , radiology , crohn disease , disease , magnetic resonance imaging , ultrasound , pathology , neurology , psychiatry
Identifying inflammation- or fibrosis-predominant strictures in Crohn's disease (CD) is crucial for treatment strategies. We evaluated the additive value of magnetisation transfer (MT) to conventional MRI for differentiating CD strictures using surgical histopathology as a reference standard.
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