Abstract
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are a group of chronic inflammatory disorders that are mainly represented by Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis. Over the last decade, conventional fluoroscopic barium studies used for the imaging of the gastrointestinal tract have been replaced with newer techniques, such as multidetector-row computed tomography (CT), dual-energy CT, and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT. Also increasingly seen is the use of magnetic resonance enterography, representing a robust, highly accurate, and radiation-free imaging method. This review covers these newer imaging modalities for IBD and more, as well as proposed techniques that could potentially help monitor and guide new antiinflammatory treatment strategies in the future. Figures include examples of images conducted via CT, magnetic resonance imaging, and PET/CT. Table compares different imaging modalities for the evaluation of IBD. This review contains 13 highly rendered figures, 1 table, and 127 references.
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