Viscoelastic properties of small bowel mesentery at MR elastography in Crohn's disease: a prospective cross-sectional exploratory study.

Anne-Sophie van ScheltKim Johanna BeekNienke Petronella Maria WassenaarEric M SchraubenJurgen H RungeKrisztina Barbara GecseJarmila D W van der BiltE Andra Neefjes-BorstChristianne Johanna BuskensAart J NederveenJaap Stoker

Published in: European radiology experimental (2023)

• MRE of the mesentery in patients with active CD is feasible. • Fluidity and stiffness of the mesentery increase in active CD, while stiffness correlates with the histopathological amount of mesenteric fibrosis. • MRE provides biomarkers to quantify mesenteric disease activity in active CD.

Keyphrases

disease activity
small bowel
rheumatoid arthritis
cross sectional
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
ankylosing spondylitis
computed tomography
high resolution
atomic force microscopy