TY  - JOUR
A1  - Torkzad, Michael R.
A1  - Masselli, Gabriele
A1  - Halligan, Steve
A1  - Oto, Aytek
A1  - Neubauer, Henning
A1  - Taylor, Stuart
A1  - Gupta, Arun
A1  - Frøkjær, Jens Brøndum
A1  - Lawrance, Ian C.
A1  - Welman, Christopher J.
A1  - Negård, Anne
A1  - Ekberg, Olle
A1  - Patak, Michael
A1  - Lauenstein, Thomas
T1  - Indications and selection of MR enterography vs. MR enteroclysis with emphasis on patients who need small bowel MRI and general anaesthesia: results of a survey
JF  - Insights into Imaging
N2  - Aims
To survey the perceived indications for magnetic resonance imaging of the small bowel (MRE) by experts, when MR enteroclysis (MREc) or MR enterography (MREg) may be chosen, and to determine how the approach to MRE is modified when general anaesthesia (GA) is required.

Materials and methods
Selected opinion leaders in MRE completed a questionnaire that included clinical indications (MREg or MREc), specifics regarding administration of enteral contrast, and how the technique is altered to accommodate GA.

Results
Fourteen responded. Only the diagnosis and follow-up of Crohn’s disease were considered by over 80 % as a valid MRE indication. The remaining indications ranged between 35.7 % for diagnosis of caeliac disease and unknown sources of gastrointestinal bleeding to 78.6 % for motility disorders. The majority chose MREg over MREc for all indications (from 100 % for follow-up of caeliac disease to 57.7 % for tumour diagnosis). Fifty per cent of responders had needed to consider MRE under GA. The most commonly recommended procedural change was MRI without enteral distention. Three had experience with intubation under GA (MREc modification).

Conclusion
Views were variable. Requests for MRE under GA are not uncommon. Presently most opinion leaders suggest standard abdominal MRI when GA is required.
KW  - small bowel MRI
KW  - Crohn’s disease
KW  - general anaesthesia
Y1  - 2015
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-149847
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
ER  -