Evaluation of Crohn Disease Activity Using a Potential Abbreviated MRE Protocol Consisting of Balanced Steady-State Free Precession MRI Only Versus Full-Protocol MRE
Kartik Jhaveri, Soodeh Sagheb, Luís Guimarães, Satheesh Krishna, Amir Ahari, Osvaldo Espin‐Garcia
Abstract
Robust agreement was observed between b-SSFP imaging only and full-protocol MRE for the assessment of Crohn disease activity and complications. An abbreviated MRE protocol that exclusively uses b-SSFP sequences appears feasible and has significant implications for health care resources.
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MedicineProtocol (science)PrecessionState (computer science)PathologyPhysicsAlgorithmCondensed matter physicsComputer scienceAlternative medicineInflammatory Bowel DiseaseSystemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchAppendicitis Diagnosis and Management