Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn disease, is a cause of significant morbidity in the pediatric population. Perirectal disease is a Crohn related complication affecting as many as 62% of children. Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) is being increasingly utilized in characterizing the extent of IBD. Dedicated perirectal disease imaging, such as a T2 SPACE, requires an additional 10-15 minutes of imaging time on an already time constrained modality. The goal of our study was to determine the best imaging protocol for patients without clinically suspicious perirectal disease based on the incidence in this population. Read More

Meeting name: SPR 2018 Annual Meeting & Postgraduate Course , 2018

Authors: Reddy Nidhi, Chan Sherwin, Robinson Amie, Mardis Neil, Dahl Amy, Fickenscher Kristin

Keywords: Perirectal Disease Imaging, MR Enterography, Pediatric MRI