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Magnetic resonance imaging of perianal Crohn disease in children

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Perianal penetrating complications of Crohn disease are among the most important causes of symptoms in the pediatric population. High-quality diagnostic imaging of the perianal region is crucial for treatment planning and therapeutic response assessment. MRI, with its absence of ionizing radiation and high soft-tissue resolution, provides an excellent noninvasive tool for evaluation of perianal fistulae and associated abscesses, as well as their anatomical relationship to the anal sphincter complex. In this review we discuss the role of MRI in initial diagnosis and follow-up of perianal fistulizing Crohn disease in the pediatric population.

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  1. Division of Abdominal Imaging, Shapiro Clinical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave., 4th Floor, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Anuradha Shenoy-Bhangle

  2. Department of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Anuradha Shenoy-Bhangle & Michael S. Gee

  3. Division of Pediatric Imaging, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA

    Michael S. Gee

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Shenoy-Bhangle, A., Gee, M.S. Magnetic resonance imaging of perianal Crohn disease in children. Pediatr Radiol 46, 838–846 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-016-3575-1

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