Table 3 Comparison of active inflammation and fibrostenotic disease on MRE
From: Small bowel MR enterography: problem solving in Crohn’s disease
Features on MRE | Active inflammation | Fibrostenotic disease |
|---|---|---|
Mural thickness | Moderate | Mild |
Mural enhancement | Avid | Mild |
Stratified mural enhancement | Yes | Variable |
Mural oedema | Yes | Mild/absent |
Increased mesenteric vascularity/adenopathy | Yes | No |
Mesenteric phlegmon, abscess | Present in penetrating disease | No |
Fistulae | Present in penetrating disease | Sometimes present |
Fibrofatty proliferation | Sometimes present | Yes |