This new diagnostic consensus guideline is a joint project of the European Crohn's and
Colitis Organisation [ECCO] and the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis evolve with a relapsing and remitting course.
Determination of inflammatory state is crucial for the assessment of disease activity and for …

Guidelines for clinical practice are intended to suggest preferable approaches to particular
medical problems as established by interpretation and collation of scientifically valid …

Background CT enterography yields striking findings in the bowel wall in Crohn's disease.
These images may help to evaluate whether small bowel narrowing results from active …

Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory disorder involving the gastrointestinal tract,
characterized by episodic flares and times of remission. Underlying structural damage …

In the past decade, new therapeutic agents have been developed that permit
gastroenterologists to treat virtually all forms of Crohn's disease. The success of these …

Three common clinical scenarios involving use of imaging in Crohn disease are covered.
These include the initial evaluation of Crohn disease when the diagnosis has not been …

The introduction of biological treatments like monoclonal anti TNF-α antibodies
(infliximab®), is changing the clinical history of Crohn's disease (CD). The effects of these …

Today, cross-sectional imaging modalities, such as computed tomography enterography
(CTE) and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE), are particularly suited to evaluate …