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MR enterography: how to deliver added value

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MR enterography (MRE) is increasingly vital to the diagnosis and follow-up of children with Crohn disease. This diagnostic test, which can provide valuable information regarding the presence of intestinal inflammation, intestinal and intra-abdominal complications, and extra-intestinal disease-related manifestations, has the potential to directly impact both medical and surgical decision-making. Consequently, it is imperative that the interpretation and reporting of these examinations provide as much clinical information as possible. This article reviews specific ways radiologists can provide added value when interpreting MRE examinations in the setting of pediatric Crohn disease by (1) establishing the true extent of disease involvement, (2) subjectively and objectively assessing response to medical treatment and (3) accurately characterizing disease-related complications.

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    Jonathan R. Dillman & Andrew T. Trout

  2. Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Section of Pediatric Radiology, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Ethan A. Smith

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Dr. Dillman receives grant support from Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Drs. Trout and Smith have no financial interests to disclose. Authors have no investigational or off-label uses to disclose.

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Dillman, J.R., Trout, A.T. & Smith, E.A. MR enterography: how to deliver added value. Pediatr Radiol 46, 829–837 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-016-3555-5

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