Magnetic resonance enterography, colonoscopy, and fecal calprotectin correlate in colonic Crohn's disease.
Alexander S SomwaruVikesh KhanijowVenkat S KatabathinaPublished in: BMC gastroenterology (2019)
FCP levels significantly correlate with the degree of active inflammation in patients with colonic Crohn's Disease. Improved clinical results may be achieved by using a biometric strategy that incorporates FCP, colonoscopy, and MRE together. This strategy may in-turn be used in the future to streamline monitoring disease activity and adjustment of therapy to improve long term patient outcomes.
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