1. MRI of Perianal Crohn Disease
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Cynthia Santillan, Chenchan Huang, Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary, and Samuel Eisenstein
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Treatment response ,Regional anatomy ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Crohn disease ,Fistula ,Magnetic resonance imaging ,Disease ,medicine.disease ,Magnetic Resonance Imaging ,030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging ,Review article ,03 medical and health sciences ,Treatment Outcome ,0302 clinical medicine ,Crohn Disease ,Perianal Crohn disease ,medicine ,Humans ,Rectal Fistula ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radiology ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has emerged as the imaging method of choice for evaluation of perianal fistulizing disease. As treatment of Crohn disease and associated perianal fistulas has evolved to include a combination of systemic treatments and surgical interventions, perianal MRI provides critical information to guide treatment selection and timing. Radiologists need to be familiar with the normal regional anatomy to accurately describe perianal fistulas and any associated complications which can then be used to classify fistulas based on several available classification systems. Following treatment, MRI can provide information that suggests treatment success or failure. We propose a perianal fistula reporting template that includes the necessary information to convey fistula complexity, guide treatment, and evaluate treatment response. This review article will also discuss the postoperative appearance of many treatments currently used for management of perianal fistulizing disease and some associated complications.
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- 2021