Multiparametric MRI for Staging of Bowel Inflammatory Activity in Crohn's Disease with MUSE-IVIM and DCE-MRI: A Preliminary Study.

Rationale And Objectives: To investigate if the combination of multishot diffusion imaging-based multiplexed sensitivity encoding intravoxel incoherent motion (MUSE-IVIM) and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI) is feasible for staging Crohn's disease (CD) activity.

Materials And Methods: A total of 65 CD patients were enrolled and analyzed in this retrospective study. The simplified endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD) and magnetic resonance index of activity (MaRIA) were used as the reference.