Clinical Study

Magnetic Resonance Enterography and Capsule Endoscopy in Patients Undergoing Patency Capsule for the Evaluation of Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease: A Korean Clinical Experience

Table 2

Diagnostic yields of magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) and capsule endoscopy (CE) according to segments of small bowel lesions. These 5 patients did not undergo CE. These 5 patients were accounted as negative CE findings. All 26 patients underwent MRE ().

A ()B ()

Small bowel lesionsMRE, (%)CE, (%) valueMRE, (%)CE, (%) value
Jejunum0 (0)5 (23.8)0.0480 (0)5 (19.2)0.051
Proximal ileum5 (23.8)11 (52.4)0.0578 (30.8)11 (42.3)0.388
Terminal ileum16 (76.2)14 (66.7)0.49521 (80.8)14 (53.8)0.039

A: both MRE and CE were performed in 21 patients (). B: disintegration of patency capsule was shown in 5 patients out of 26 patients.