ArticleInsights into imaging2021
Magnetic resonance imaging-based body composition is associated with nutritional and inflammatory status: a longitudinal study in patients with Crohn's disease.
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- Imaging-based assessment of body composition in patients with Crohn's disease: a systematic review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2023Pooled it
- Preoperative exclusive enteral nutrition ameliorates CRP-to-albumin ratio without affecting body mass index in Crohn's disease.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- MRI assessment of body composition for prediction of therapeutic response to biologic agents in patients with Crohn's disease.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Imaging in inflammatory bowel disease: current and future perspectives.Frontline gastroenterology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the changes in magnetic resonance imaging-based body composition parameters during follow-ups in patients with Crohn's disease (CD).
methodsBetween November 1, 2017, and June 30, 2021, patients diagnosed with CD, who underwent two or more magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) scans at our institution were retrospectively reviewed. The baseline and one subsequent follow-up scan for each patient were paired to form longitudinal comparisons. Skeletal muscle, visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) indexes were calculated from tissue areas measured at the third lumbar vertebra level per scan, standardized by dividing the height
resultsOverall, 49 patients (with 49 paired scans) were enrolled. VA/TA index changes were negatively correlated with changes in skeletal muscle index (SMI; r = - 0.339, p < 0.05). The VA/TA index (52.69 ± 10.66% vs. 49.18 ± 10.80%, p < 0.001) and the total MRE score (8.0 ± 3.9 vs. 5.7 ± 3.4, p < 0.001) decreased significantly during follow-up, regardless of follow-up duration and treatment type (both p > 0.05). Changes in total MRE score were negatively correlated with SMI changes (r = - 0.408, p < 0.01) but positively correlated with VA/TA index changes (r = 0.479, p < 0.01).
conclusionAn increase in SMI and a decrease in VA/TA index could reflect improved nutritional and inflammatory status.
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