Small Bowel Imaging in Managing Crohn’s Disease Patients

Table 4

Comparing pros and cons of CT versus MRI in use in Crohn’s disease patients; CT-enterography/CT-enteroclysis (CT-E) or MR-enterography/MR-enteroclysis (MR-E).

CT-E		MR-E
Pro	Con	Pro	Con
High resolution in contrast-rich objects (e.g., bone versus parenchyma)		Excellent contrast in soft tissues; contrast uptake into tissues is well visualized
Fast acquisition time, minor motion artifacts			Increased acquisition time, prone to motion artifacts
Widely spread technique			Higher cost and less available
Abdomen and pelvis are a one-step investigation			Abdomen/pelvis are usually different examination protocols
	Radiation exposure	No radiation exposure
	Specific side effects of contrast medium		Specific side effects of contrast medium
			Restriction in pace-maker patients and so forth