1.Advances in imaging of inflammatory bowel disease
Yufei WEI ; Zhuoqi QIN ; Huiling LI
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025;45(4):253-256
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.
2.Advances in imaging of inflammatory bowel disease
Yufei WEI ; Zhuoqi QIN ; Huiling LI
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025;45(4):253-256
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.
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