Ileocolic intussusception is the most common cause of acute intestinal obstruction in infancy. Without rapid diagnosis and intervention, as well as collaboration among physicians from multiple disciplines, the patient's condition can deteriorate significantly, leading to ischemia and bowel necrosis. This position paper is the work of a committee of the Israel Pediatric Association, the Israel Pediatric Surgery Association, the Israel Radiological Association (Pediatric Imaging Section), and the Israel Association of Emergency Medicine (Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section) with the aim of establishing guidelines and thereby improving the treatment of children.
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December 2022
Background And Objective: Recurrent attentive non-invasive observation of intestinal inflammation is essential for the proper management of Crohn's disease (CD). The goal of this study was to develop and evaluate a multi-modal machine-learning (ML) model to assess ileal CD endoscopic activity by integrating information from Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE) and biochemical biomarkers.
Methods: We obtained MRE, biochemical and ileocolonoscopy data from the multi-center ImageKids study database.
Background & Aims: Cross-sectional imaging is important in the assessment of transmural inflammation in Crohn's disease (CD). Small bowel involvement is often more extensive in pediatric CD, requiring a panentering measuring tool. We undertook to develop a magnetic resonance enterography (MRE)-based index that would measure inflammation in all segments of the intestine, without rectal contrast.
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