Search Tag: Crohn’s disease

2024 02 Oct

  Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder characterised by complications that significantly affect a patient's quality of life. A hallmark feature of CD is the formation of creeping fat (CF), which is the wrapping of mesenteric fat around inflamed intestinal sections. This phenomenon has been linked to strictures in CD, contributing...Read more

2019 01 Oct

The NHS has massive amounts of health data held within its various trusts and other facilities, and these "data silos" make it difficult for researchers and innovators to access and use important data about people's health. This problem will soon be a thing of the past as new data hubs – a total of seven – are set to be rolled out across the UK starting...Read more

2018 27 Feb

Expert recommendations for the evaluation, interpretation, and use of computed tomography enterography (CTE) and magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) in small bowel Crohn’s disease are published in the March 2018 issue of Radiology. The guidance is issued by an expert panel formed by the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR). The guideline establishes...Read more