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Imaging of the small intestine in Crohn’s disease: Joint position statement of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and Indian Radiological and Imaging Association

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The Indian Society of Gastroenterology (ISG) Task Force on Inflammatory Bowel Disease and the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) developed combined ISG-IRIA evidence-based best-practice guidelines for imaging of the small intestine in patients with suspected or known Crohn’s disease. These 29 position statements, developed through a modified Delphi process, are intended to serve as reference for teaching, clinical practice, and research.

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We thank the Governing Councils of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and the Indian Radiological and Imaging Association for their support. We thank Sun Pharma for providing logistic support for the meeting.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    Saurabh Kedia, Govind K. Makharia & Vineet Ahuja

  2. Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, 110 029, India

    Raju Sharma, Devasenathipathy Kandasamy & Kumble Seetharama Madhusudhan

  3. Division of Gastroenterology, P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Veer Sawarkar Marg, Mumbai, 400 016, India

    Devendra Desai & Philip Abraham

  4. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Christian Medical College, Vellore, 632 004, India

    Anu Eapen

  5. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, Prarthana Samaj, Raja Rammohan Roy Road, Mumbai, 400 004, India

    Karthik Ganesan

  6. Department of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226 014, India

    Uday C. Ghoshal

  7. Department of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160 012, India

    Naveen Kalra

  8. Department of Radiodiagnosis, SRM Institutes for Medical Science, 1, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Vadapalani, Chennai, 600 026, India

    D. Karthikeyan

  9. Department of Gastroenterology, PVS Memorial Hospital, Kochi, 682 017, India

    Mathew Philip

  10. Department of Gastroenterology, GB Pant Institute of Medical Education and Research, 1, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi, 110 002, India

    Amarender Singh Puri

  11. Department of Radiodiagnosis, GB Pant Institute of Medical Education and Research, 1, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg, New Delhi, 110 002, India

    Sunil Puri

  12. Department of Gastroenterology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160 012, India

    Saroj K. Sinha

  13. Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, 6-3-661, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, 500 082, India

    Rupa Banerjee

  14. Department of Gastroenterology, KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai, 400 012, India

    Shobna Bhatia

  15. Department of Gastroenterology, Aster CMI Hospital, 43/2, New Airport Road, NH.7, Sahakara Nagar, Bengaluru, 560 092, India

    Naresh Bhat

  16. Department of Gastroenterology, SN Medical College, Residency Road, Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur, 342 003, India

    Sunil Dadhich

  17. Department of Gastroenterology, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Post Graduate Medical, Education and Research, Kolkata, 700 020, India

    G. K. Dhali

  18. Department of Gastroenterology, Guwahati Medical College, GMC Hospital Road, Bhangagarh, Guwahati, 781 032, India

    B. D. Goswami

  19. Department of Gastroenterology, Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital and Research Centre, Hospital Sector, Bhilai, 490 009, India

    S. K. Issar

  20. Department of Gastroenterology, Gleneagles Global Hospitals, 439, Cheran Nagar, Perumbakkam, Chennai, 600 100, India

    V. Jayanthi

  21. Department of Gastroenterology, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, 211 002, India

    S. P. Misra

  22. Department of Gastroenterology, SMS Medical College, J L N. Marg, Jaipur, 302 004, India

    Sandeep Nijhawan

  23. Department of Gastroenterology, Military Hospital, Cantt Area, Jodhpur, 342 006, India

    Pankaj Puri

  24. Department of Radiodiagnosis, School of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Institute of Post Graduate Medical, Education and Research, Kolkata, 700 020, India

    Avik Sarkar

  25. Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College, Dock Road, Manglabag, Cuttack, 753 007, India

    S. P. Singh

  26. Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, 226 014, India

    Anshu Srivastava

  27. Institute of Gastroenterology, SRM Institutes for Medical Science, 1, Jawaharlal Nehru Salai, Vadapalani, Chennai, 600 026, India

    B. S. Ramakrishna

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Kedia, S., Sharma, R., Makharia, G.K. et al. Imaging of the small intestine in Crohn’s disease: Joint position statement of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology and Indian Radiological and Imaging Association. Indian J Gastroenterol 36, 487–508 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-017-0804-y

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