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Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5, 236 (1 May 2008) | doi:10.1038/ncpgasthep1109

MRI assessment of colitis is feasible in patients with IBD

Dinter DJ et al. (2008) Endoscopy and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with Crohn's disease: a retrospective single-centre comparative study. Scand J Gastroenterol 43: 207–216 MRI is an important tool for diagnosis and monitoring of small-bowel involvement in patients with IBD, but endoscopy is preferred to MRI for colonic assessment because visualization and biopsy can both be done endoscopically.