Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance enterography for prediction of response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in stricturing Crohn's disease.

Marianne M AmitaiEyal KlangAsaf LevartovskyNoa RozendornShelly SofferGadeer Ali TahaBella UngarTomer GreenerShomron Ben-HorinRami EliakimUri Kopylov

Published in: Abdominal radiology (New York) (2020)

Our results suggest that ADC value on DWI MRE may predict the risk of treatment failure in stricturing CD. If replicated in larger studies, these results may guide therapeutic decisions and suggest avoiding anti-TNF treatment.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
rheumatoid arthritis
diffusion weighted imaging
small bowel
replacement therapy