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CT energy spectral parameters of creeping fat in Crohn's disease and correlation with inflammatory activity.

Xianchu LiWei WuYan YuanZhiming ZhuXiaowei LiuDesheng XiaoXue-Ying Long
Published in: Insights into imaging (2024)
• Dual-energy CT enterography allows quantitatively assessing creeping fat with spectral parameters. • The creeping fat has distinct spectral parameters to normal mesenteric adipose. • The spectral parameters accurately differentiate active and inactive Crohn's disease.
Keyphrases
  • dual energy
  • computed tomography
  • image quality
  • adipose tissue
  • contrast enhanced
  • optical coherence tomography
  • fatty acid
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • oxidative stress
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • small bowel