Advances in imaging of inflammatory bowel disease
10.3760/cma.j.cn321828-20240506-00151
- VernacularTitle:炎性肠病的影像学进展
- Author:
Yufei WEI
1
;
Zhuoqi QIN
1
;
Huiling LI
1
Author Information
1. 山西医科大学第一医院核医学科、分子影像精准诊疗省部共建协同创新中心，太原 030001
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inflammatory bowel diseases;
Ultrasonography;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Tomography, X-ray computed;
Tomography, emission-computed, single-photon;
Positro
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2025;45(4):253-256
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic immune-mediated gastrointestinal inflammatory disorder that includes ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). Currently, there is a lack of reliable diagnostic methods for IBD. Endoscopic biopsy is one of the common methods for detecting IBD, but it has limitations. In non-invasive assessment of IBD, ultrasound, CT, and MRI are less invasive and better tolerated than endoscopy, and can show the complete bowel condition, assess the thickness of the intestinal wall, and detect parenteral complications. Meanwhile, with the further study of IBD biomarkers, SPECT and PET are increasingly used in early diagnosis and efficacy monitoring of IBD, especially in patients who cannot tolerate invasive tests. The continuous developments of the above imaging techniques provide a more minimally invasive method than endoscopy for early non-invasive diagnosis and efficacy monitoring of IBD. This article reviews the latest research and application progress of the above imaging techniques in IBD.
