Magnetic Resonance Enterography

Abstract

Imaging of the small intestine has traditionally relied on the barium small bowel follow-through and enteroclysis examinations. However, in recent years cross-sectional imaging modalities have become the radiological modalities of choice for evaluating patients with suspected small bowel disorders. Cross-sectional imaging modalities are ideally suited to assess the macroscopic features, luminal and extramural abnormalities of the small intestine. As a result computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging—particularly when coupled with the enteroclysis or enterographic techniques—have become the preferred radiological modality for diagnostic imaging of the small intestine.