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Pages 421-433 (September - October 2011)
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Vol. 53. Issue 5.
Pages 421-433 (September - October 2011)
Update in Radiology
Magnetic resonance enterography: Review of the technique for the study of Crohn's disease
Entero-resonancia magnética: revisión de la técnica para el estudio de la enfermedad de Crohn
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L. Herraiz Hidalgo
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, E. Alvarez Moreno, J. Carrascoso Arranz, R. Cano Alonso, V. Martínez de Vega Fernández
Departamento de Diagnóstico por la Imagen, Hospital Universitario Quirón, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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Abstract

Crohn's disease is a chronic disease with an unpredictable course. Patients with Crohn's disease will have to undergo numerous imaging tests. Crohn's disease often affects young people, who are more vulnerable to the harmful effects of repeated exposure to ionizing radiation. The high resolution of tissues on MR enterography gives it a diagnostic accuracy similar to that of CT; however, MR enterography does not have the drawback of ionizing radiation. The clinical indices used to assess Crohn's disease are subjective and not very accurate; thus, enterographic techniques are becoming more common in clinical practice as a means to follow up patients objectively. In this article, we describe the MR enterography technique we use to evaluate Crohn's disease. We illustrate the most relevant imaging findings, and we review the subtypes of the disease, the related scientific literature, and the MR indices used to assess the severity of Crohn's disease.

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Crohn's disease (D003424)
Magnetic resonance imaging (D008279)
Cine MRI (D019028)
Gadolinium (D005682)
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La enfermedad de Crohn es una enfermedad crónica de curso imprevisible que requiere numerosos estudios radiológicos durante la vida. Afecta frecuentemente a pacientes jóvenes, más vulnerables a los efectos nocivos de las exploraciones repetidas con radiaciones ionizantes. La precisión diagnóstica de la enterografía por RM es similar a la de la tomografía computarizada por su alta resolución tisular, sin el inconveniente de la radiación. Los índices clínicos de valoración de la enfermedad son poco precisos y subjetivos por lo que las técnicas enterográficas de imagen se están incorporando cada vez más a la práctica clínica como medios objetivos de control de la gravedad de la enfermedad. En este artículo, describimos nuestra técnica enterográfica en RM para la valoración de la enfermedad de Crohn. Revisaremos los hallazgos más relevantes por imagen y los subtipos de la enfermedad, la literatura científica relacionada y los índices por RM en la valoración de la gravedad de la enfermedad.

Palabras clave:
Enfermedad de Crohn (D003424)
Resonancia magnética (D008279)
Cine-RM (D019028)
Gadolinio (D005682)

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