Preoperative cross‑sectional imaging findings in patients with surgically complex ileocolic Crohn’s disease. Dane B, Remzi FH, Grleco M, et al. Abdominal Radiology (2023) 48:486-493 Many patients with Crohn’s disease will require surgical management of their disease, and surgery can be more complex in patients with features such as fistulas, phlegmon, abscess or difficult mesentery. […]
Read More Radiological predictive factors of transmural intestinal necrosis in acute mesenteric ischemia: systematic review and meta-analysis – European Radiology Zeng, Y., Yang, F., Hu, X. et al. Radiological predictive factors of transmural intestinal necrosis in acute mesenteric ischemia: systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Radiol 33, 2792–2799 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-022-09258-5 Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) occurs when there is inadequate blood supply to […]
Read More The development of a minimum dataset for MRI reporting of anorectal fistula: a multi-disciplinary, expert consensus process – European Radiology Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard for characterization of anal fistula (AF). Treatment of AF relies on accurate assessment of fistula anatomy, making imaging key to preoperative management. This study aims to improve […]
Read More The value of MSCT in evaluating the passability of bezoar by conservative treatment for bezoars-induced small bowel obstruction. Gao, W. Hua, Y. Meng, H. et al. Abdominal Radiology (2023) 48:236-243 Bezoar is an uncommonly encountered cause of small bowel obstruction. The most well known unique risk factor for bezoar formation is ingestion of hair, usually […]
Read More MRI-Based Characterization of Intestinal Motility in Children and Young Adults with Newly Diagnosed Ileal Crohn Disease treated by biologic therapy: A controlled prospective study. Dillman JR, Tkach JA, et al. American Journal of Roentgenology. 219, October 2022 Crohn’s disease can lead to alterations in a patients bowel motility. These changes have previously been primarily […]
Read More Crohn’s disease active inflammation assessment with iodine density from dual-energy CT enterography: comparison with endoscopy and conventional interpretation – Abdominal Radiology Endoscopic healing is a widely accepted treatment target for Crohn’s disease (CD). Despite this, ileocolonoscopy cannot evaluate disease proximal to the terminal ileum (TI) and can miss submucosal inflammation in up to 57% of […]
Read More Computed tomography enterography predicts surgical-free survival in symptomatic stricturing Crohn’s disease. Duan M, Guan B, et al. Abdominal Radiology (2022) 47:3414-3423. Stricturing in Crohn’s disease (CD) is a complication that affects more than 50% of CD patients in their lifetime. Strictures in CD are initially due to inflammation, but some strictures can develop histologic […]
Read More Interobserver variation in the interpretation of magnetic resonance enterography in Crohn’s disease – British Journal of Radiology Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) is highly accurate for diagnosing the presence and activity/severity of Crohn’s disease. Many of the imaging findings in Crohn’s disease, particularly early on, may be subtle, which leads to interobserver variation in image […]
Read More Extramural venous invasion (EMVI) revisited: a detailed analysis of various characteristics of EMVI and their role as a predictive imaging biomarker in the neoadjuvant treatment response in rectal cancer. Altinmakas E, Dogan H, et al. Abdominal Radiology. (2022) 47:1975-1987. A recently described parameter for assessing prognosis in rectal cancer is extramural venous invasion or EMVI. […]
Read More Richard Fagan – ACORE May Colonoscopy versus catheter angiography for lower gastrointestinal bleeding after localization on CT angiography. Tse JR, Felker ER, etal. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022;19:513-520 This study compared outcomes of catheter angiography (CA) versus colonoscopy after successful CT angiographic (CTA) localization of lower GI bleed. The primary outcomes that the authors […]
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