MRI of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Review of the Findings with Comparison to CT & Fluoroscopy & Discussion of the Role of MR-Enterography in Establishing & Following the Disease.

Joseph Yacoub¹, Christine Schmid-Tannwald¹, Barbra White¹, Xiaobing Fan¹, David Rubin², Aytekin Oto¹

MRI is playing an increasing role in evaluating GI pathology and hence recognizing the findings of IBD on MRI will be increasing important. In addition, advanced MR sequences and MR Enterography have the potential for providing functional information which can be helpful in monitoring disease activity and response to treatment in Crohns disease.