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Radiology and Imaging of the Colon pp 201–213Cite as

MRI of Colitis

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Until recently the role of MRI in the evaluation of bowel diseases has been limited to the assessment of ano-rectal abnormalities, as long acquisition times resulted in motion artifacts from breathing and intestinal peristalsis. Recent technological advances have greatly improved the quality of abdominal MRI so as to allow it to be used for the evaluation of the bowel wall in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Rapid acquisition sequences have resulted in a significant reduction in motion artifacts and can now provide excellent dynamic contrast-enhanced studies of the bowel wall. Spatial resolution can be increased by using phased array coils. The contrast of the image can be modulated and improved by suppressing the signal of fat in either T1 or T2 weighted images, or through the administration of positive or negative oral contrast agents, both of which are now commercially available (Giovagnoni et al. 2002). Three-dimensional post-processing can be used in MRI as well as CT, to produce maximum intensity projection (MIP) or volume rendered images that are comparable to barium contrast studies and to conventional endoscopic views, respectively (Wildersmuth and Debatin 1999) and in the future, real time MRI (fluoro-MRI) will become available.

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  1. Istituto di Radiologia, Policlinico Umberto I, Università La Sapienza, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy

    Francesca Maccioni MD

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  1. Department of Clinical Radiology, St. James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, UK

    Anthony H. Chapman MD

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Maccioni, F. (2004). MRI of Colitis. In: Chapman, A.H. (eds) Radiology and Imaging of the Colon. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18834-3_20

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