Background & Aims Video capsule endoscopy (CE) provides a noninvasive option to assess
the small intestine, but its use with respect to endoscopic procedures and cross-sectional …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34: 125–145 Summary Background Cross‐sectional imaging
techniques, including ultrasonography (US), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic …

Crohn's disease is a lifelong disease arising from an interaction between genetic and
environmental factors, but observed predominantly in developed countries of the world. The …

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

Purpose: To compare, by performing a meta-analysis, the accuracies of ultrasonography
(US), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging, scintigraphy, computed tomography (CT), and …

OBJECTIVES: Capsule endoscopy (CE) has demonstrated superior performance compared
with other modalities in its ability to detect early small-bowel (SB) Crohn's disease (CD) …

Purpose: To prospectively compare the accuracy of computed tomographic (CT) and
magnetic resonance (MR) enterography and small-bowel follow-through (SBFT) …

OBJECTIVES Capsule endoscopy (CE) allows for direct evaluation of the small bowel
mucosa in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). A number of studies have revealed …

OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to prospectively obtain pilot data on the
accuracy of MR enterography for detecting small-bowel Crohn's disease compared with CT …

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are lifelong diseases observed predominantly in the
developed countries of the world. Within Europe there is a distinct north–south gradient, but …