Table 2 Imaging findings in the studied cases using MRE versus MRE with Dixon
From: MR enterography in small bowel diseases, adding multipoint Dixon sequence, is it worth?
Imaging findings | MRE N (%) | MRE + Dixon N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mural thickening | Submucosal fat deposition | 25 (36.23) | 27 (39.13) |
Submucosal edema | 27 (39.13) | 30 (43.48) | |
Multiple polyps/polypoid mucosal thickening | 2 (2.9) | 3 (4.35) | |
Segmental small bowel dilatation | 34 (49.28) | 34 (49.28) | |
Lost jejunal folds | 2 (2.9) | 2 (2.9) | |
Sinus / fistulous tracts | 2 (2.9) | 5 (7.25) | |
Ulcers | 7 (10.14) | 9 (13.04) | |
Fibrofatty proliferation | 12 (17.39) | 15 (21.74) | |
Perienteric edema | 13 (18.84) | 14 (20.29) | |
lymphadenopathy | 16 (23.19) | 16 (23.19) | |
Vascular engorgement | 8 (11.59) | 8 (11.59) | |
Fat necrosis | 2 (2.9) | 3 (4.35) | |
Neoplastic lesions | 3 (4.35) | 4 (5.8) | |
Normal study | 19 (27.54) | 17 (24.64) | |