MR enterography grading of pediatric ileocolonic Crohn disease activity based on a single bowel segment

Ileocolonoscopy with histology has been considered the gold standard for Crohn disease (CD) diagnosis and monitoring. Over the last years, magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) has become more and more popular, representing a valid non-invasive technique. To propose a simplified MRE score, the pediatric CD magnetic resonance index (PCDMRI), based only on the most affected bowel segment, to grade active inflammation in children with CD. Two...