Crohn disease (CD) is a?disorder of chronic in?flammatory bowel disease (IBD), which mainlyinvolves the?small intestine and colon. Colonos?copy remains the?mainstay for initial diagnosisand reassessment of disease activity in CD, butis a?relatively invasive procedure, thus multiplecolonoscopies are not well accepted by patients.1Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) is com?plementary to colonoscopy for the?managementof patients with CD. It can provide accurate ra?diological findings, including segmental muralhyperenhancement, wall thickening, intramu?ral edema, strictures, ulcerations, fistulas, sac?culations, and diminished motility, at?reason?able healthcare costs.
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