Review Article

Crohn’s Disease Imaging: A Review

Table 2

Diagnostic accuracy of CE, US, CEUS, CT, MR, and TLLS in the assessment of diagnosis, disease activity, complication and, relapses in Crohn's disease.

CEUSCEUSCTMR enteroclysisMR enterographyTLLS
Sens.Spec.Acc.Sens.Spec.Acc.Sens.Spec.Sens.Spec.Acc.Sens.Spec.Sens.Spec.Sens.Spec.Acc.

DiagnosisPanes85987885
Horsthius909684959393
Fraquelli7594
Alberini83–9892–100
Rispo 989792979093
Rieber85779593
Lee83100

Disease activityMigaleddu 20099394
Serra8163
Lee 20098990
Panes8188

ComplicationPanes8198
FistulaeMaconi 709571
Rieber18
AbscessesMaconi 8077
Rieber078
Panes8792
StenosisCappabianca901008967
ExtraintestinalLee100

RelapsesTarjàn8893
Paredes78

CE: conventional enteroclysis; US: ultrasonography; PD: power Doppler; CEUS: contrast-enhancement ultrasonography; MDCT-E: multidetector CT enteroclysis; MR-E: magnetic resonance enteroclysis; TLLS: 99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy; IV infusion: intravascular infusion; sens.: sensitivity; spec.: specificity; acc.: accuracy.