Hépato-Gastro & Oncologie Digestive
MENUCrohn’s disease: imaging and news Volume 16, issue 6, novembre-décembre 2009
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Département d’imagerie digestive, hospices civils de Lyon, CHU Édouard-Herriot, 69437 Lyon cedex, France
- Key words: Crohn, CT scan, MRI, ultrasound, Doppler, contrast agent
- DOI : 10.1684/hpg.2009.0367
- Page(s) : 395-406
- Published in: 2009
The diagnosis of Crohn’s disease is based on clinical, endoscopic, radiologic, and histologic criteria. The main innovations in diagnostic technologies include the development of more sophisticated endoscopic and non-invasive imaging techniques with the aim of improving the identification of complications and response to different treatments. New technologies such as CT enteroclysis, MR Imaging or high-frequency probes, highly sensitive color or power Doppler units, and the development of new non-linear technologies that optimize detection of contrast agents on ultrasound provide complementary informations in the management of Crohn’s disease.