MRI enterography and detecting inflammation?

Jane974

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Posted 1/27/2021 1:16 PM (GMT -7)

Hey all,

I'm in a flare due to mesalamine intolerance as you know. My GI ordered an MRI enterography to check on things overall due to delay in getting a colonoscopy (covid). MRI enterography showed that colon looked normal, no inflammation ("Colon is normal in caliber, and displays a normal haustral pattern"). I'm confident i'm having mild or even moderate inflammation.

Can this be missed on an MRI enterography or unlikely?

countess18

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Posted 1/27/2021 5:48 PM (GMT -7)

Yes it can be missed if rectal inflammation or if it’s mild . I think it works better for the small bowel to rule out Crohns . I had one a few years ago and it was normal but a sig scope showed mild inflammation thru the sigmoid. My doctor did tell me that a normal MRI was very encouraging and assumed the colon inflammation was mild. I hope this helps.

notsosicklygirl

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Posted 1/27/2021 10:10 PM (GMT -7)

Mine definitely showed a lot of signs of inflammation. Maybe things are mild. That's a good thing!

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