Subclassification of small bowel Crohn's disease using magnetic resonance enterography: a review using evidence-based medicine methodology

D J Murphy; A E Smyth; S H McEvoy; D J Gibson; G A Doherty; D E Malone

doi:10.1016/j.crad.2015.07.008

Subclassification of small bowel Crohn's disease using magnetic resonance enterography: a review using evidence-based medicine methodology

Clin Radiol. 2015 Dec;70(12):1336-43. doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.07.008. Epub 2015 Sep 11.

Authors

D J Murphy¹, A E Smyth², S H McEvoy², D J Gibson³, G A Doherty³, D E Malone²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland. Electronic address: murphy.84@gmail.com.
² Department of Radiology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.

PMID: 26372328
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2015.07.008

Abstract

Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) has a growing role in imaging small bowel Crohn's disease (SBCD), both in diagnosis and assessment of treatment response. Certain SBCD phenotypes respond well to biologic therapy and others require surgery; MRE has an expanding role in triaging these patients. In this review, we evaluate the MRE signs that subclassify SBCD using evidence-based medicine (EBM) methodology and provide a structured approach to MRE interpretation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Crohn Disease / classification
Crohn Disease / diagnosis*
Crohn Disease / pathology
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Humans
Intestine, Small / pathology*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Reproducibility of Results