Proposal of an Abbreviated Noncontrast MR Enterography Protocol for Patients With Crohn Disease

AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Feb;222(2):e2330422. doi: 10.2214/AJR.23.30422. Epub 2023 Dec 6.

Abstract

MR enterography (MRE) protocols used in patients with Crohn disease are burdened by long acquisition time, high cost, and suboptimal patient experience. For several indications, highly diagnostic MRE can be performed in five or fewer sequences, without IV contrast material or antiperistaltic medication and with an examination room time of less than 12 minutes. As such, MRE could be more patient friendly, more frequently performed, and require fewer health care resources.

MeSH terms

  • Contrast Media
  • Crohn Disease* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods

Substances

  • Contrast Media