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ArticleLa Radiologia medica2023

DWI ratios: New indexes for Crohn's disease activity at magnetic resonance enterography?

Giuseppe Cicero, Angela Alibrandi, Alfredo Blandino, Velio Ascenti, Walter Fries, Anna Viola, Silvio Mazziotti

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Giuseppe CiceroDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico "G. Martino" Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy. gcicero@unime.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9414-4627
Angela AlibrandiDivision of Statistical and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Economics, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Alfredo BlandinoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico "G. Martino" Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
Velio AscentiDiagnostic and Interventional Radiology Unit, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Walter FriesInflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Martino", Messina, Italy.
Anna ViolaInflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, A.O.U. Policlinico "G. Martino", Messina, Italy.
Silvio MazziottiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, University of Messina, Policlinico "G. Martino" Via Consolare Valeria 1, 98100, Messina, Italy.
University of Messina · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino" · ITUniversity of Milan · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of the study was to provide radiologists and clinicians a rapid tool for assessment of intestinal inflammation in Crohn's disease (CD) patients through quantification of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) signal intensity while performing magnetic resonance enterography (MRE). MATERIALS AND

methodsA monocentric retrospective study was conducted between September 2018 and July 2021 on CD patients who underwent MRE. Two radiologists measured signal intensity on DWI scans at the highest b-value (800 s/mm

resultsFifty-nine patients were enrolled in the study. In the non-surgical group, correlation has been found among Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) classes and the different ratios: bowel/spleen (p = 0.034), bowel/psoas (p = 0.008) and bowel/lymph node (p = 0.010). Within the surgical group, positive correlation was found only between bowel/lymph node ratio and bowel/psoas ratio (p = 0.014). The J-T test demonstrated an increasing monotonic trend for bowel/psoas ratio and bowel/lymph node ratio and SES-CD classes. Inter-reader evaluation demonstrated no statistical differences for DWI measurements and high degree of concordance for the final ratios.

conclusionDWI ratios correlate with endoscopic classes in non-surgical patients and have inter-observer reproducibility.

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Crohn DiseaseDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesCrohn's diseaseDiffusion weighted imagingMagnetic Resonance Enterography

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