Changes in the Management of Patients with Crohn’s Disease Based on Magnetic Resonance Enterography Patterns
Table 2
Influence of disease stratification based on magnetic resonance enterography in medical decisions.
Exclusive MRE pattern
Medical decision
value
No change
Biological therapy optimization/initiation
Downstaging therapy
Antibiotics/percutaneous drainage
Surgery
Inflammatory ()
8 (57.1%)
5 (35.7%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (7.1%)
0.824
Penetrating ()
0 (0.0%)
1 (33.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (66.7%)
0.012
Fibrostenosing ()
2 (100.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0.830
Mixed ()
15 (41.7%)
14 (38.9%)
0 (0.0%)
3 (8.3%)
4 (11.1%)
0.024
Normal ()
18 (94.7%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (5.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0.001
Total ()
43 (58.1%)
20 (27.0%)
1 (1.3%)
3 (4.0%)
7 (9.5%)
MRE: magnetic resonance enterography. The MRE patterns analysed are mutually exclusive. Values are presented as numbers, with percentages in parentheses.
