1、CASE DISCUSSIONTang Chun Xiang2016/5/25.Axial arterial phase Axial arterial phase Axial venous phase Coronal arterial phase Sagittal venous phaseCrohn disease.An inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract that typically has an indolent course Characterized by intestinal ulceration,strictures
2、,and fistula formation Commonly affects young adults,small bowel,particularly the terminal ileum Small bowel involvement in Crohn disease is typically transmural,with skip lesions CT and MRI Introduction-Crohn disease.CT and MRIu Useful for differentiating between active and fibrotic bowel stricture
3、su Allowing visualization of the entire thickness of the bowel wallu Depicting extraenteric involvementu Providing more detailed and comprehensive information about the extent and severity Introduction-Crohn disease.Comb sign Fat halo sign Bowel wall enhancement Bowel wall thickness Stricture and fi
4、stula Mesenteric/intra-abdominal abscess(15%-20%)or phlegmon formation Ulcerations and loss of haustration Creeping fat Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Comb signu Prominence of the vasa recta adjacent to the inflamed loop of bowelu Transmural extension of inflammation across the serosa and to engorge
5、ment of the hyperemic vasa recta surrounding the inflamed bowel segmentu Not pathognomic of Crohn disease Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Fat halo signu Infiltration of the submucosa with fat,between the muscularis and the mucosau Confused with the fat ring sign of mesenteric panniculitisu Nearly pat
6、hognomonic of inflammatory bowel disease(Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis)Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Bowel wall enhancementu The result of increased vascular permeability and angiogenesisu The most sensitive indicator of active Crohn diseaseu Enhancement can be graded by comparing to the pre
7、contrast imagesu Minor increased enhancementu Moderate enhancementu Marked enhancementu No abnormal enhancement:equivalent to normal bowel wall Imaging findings on CT and MRI.HomogeneousMucosalLayered Pattern of enhancement.Bowel wall thicknessu Normal bowel wall thickness:lumen distended,1-2 mm;lum
8、en collapsed,3-4 mmu Mild:3-5 mmu Moderate:5-7 mmu Marked:7mmu One of the most common signs,but not specificu Correlates well with the severity of the disease activityuMeasure when lumen distended welluBlack border artifacts can distort thickness measurements Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Stricture
9、u A complication of Crohn diseaseu Reversible strictures produced by active diseaseu A lack of enhancement and loss of stratification might be seen in the presence of transmural fibrosis Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Fistulau The detection of penetrating disease is important and may redirect or alt
10、er managementu Enteroenteric fistula,enterovesical fistula,and interloop abscessu CT enterography resulted in accurate detection of fistulas in 94%of cases Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Abscessu Often seen in patients with severe active Crohn diseaseu Extraluminal fluid collections without communic
11、ation with the bowel lumenu Fluid collections with an enhancing wall with or without associated air Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Ulcerationu Moderate to deep ulceration can be seen,small ulcerations can be difficult to distinguishu Active spots of inflammationu Increased enhancement Imaging findin
12、gs on CT and MRI.Loss of haustrationu Both the colon and the small bowel are involved in 30%60%u Involvement of the colon alone in 20%35%u A decrease of haustral foldsu A common finding in ulcerative colitis Imaging findings on CT and MRI.Creeping fatu Fibrofatty proliferation of fat wrapping,differ
13、ent name for hypertrophy of the subserosal fatu Common finding in longstanding Crohn diseaseu The image shows creeping fat surrounding bowel loops Imaging findings on CT and MRI.CT and MRIu Useful for differentiating between active and fibrotic bowel strictures Summary CT features of active Crohn di
14、seaseu Mucosal hyperenhancementu Wall thickening(thickness 3 mm)u Mural stratification with a prominent vasa recta(comb sign)CT features of inactive longstanding Crohn diseaseu Submucosal fat deposition(fat halo sign)u Surrounding fibrofatty proliferation(creeping fat),and fibrotic strictures u Pseu
15、dosacculation.CT and MRIu Allowing visualization of the entire thickness of the bowel wall Summary Normal bowel wall thickness:lumen distended,1-2 mm;lumen collapsed,3-4 mmu Mild:3-5 mmu Moderate:5-7 mmu Marked:7mm.CT and MRIu Depicting extraenteric involvement Summary Fistula and abscessu Enteroent
16、eric fistulau Enterovesical fistulau Interloop abscessu Etc.CT and MRIu Providing more detailed and comprehensive information about the extent and severity Summary The extent and severity correlates with the diseaseu The degree of thickeningu The intensity of enhancementu Fistulas and abscessu The presence of ulcerations and loss of haustration.THANK YOU!.