Research Article

Computed Tomography Enterography: Quantitative Evaluation on Crohn’s Disease Activity

Table 3

The results of ANOVA about bowel wall thickening, CT plain scan value, mural hyperenhancement, and ΔCT value among different groups.

Thickness (mm)CT plain scan (HU)Mural hyperenhancement (HU)ΔCT value (HU)

Nonactive (13)5.9 ± 1.638.4 ± 4.672.4 ± 8.734.0 ± 8.8
Mild (19)8.0 ± 2.341.6 ± 3.980.5 ± 7.438.9 ± 7.0
Moderate-severe (17)8.9 ± 1.440.5 ± 3.289.2 ± 8.548.7 ± 8.9
( value)10.5 (<0.001)2.7 (0.079)14.8 (<0.001)12.8 (<0.001)