Small bowel MRI enteroclysis or follow through: Which is optimal?

Table 1 Indication for 114 consecutive MRFT or MRE examinations performed on 108 patients

	Patients	MRFT	MRE
Gender: Male	41.2% (47/114)	32.65% (16/49)	47.7% (31/65)
Age (yr): mean (range) ± SE	40.7 (14-78) ± 16.5	39.1 (14-74) ± 15.4	43.6 (17-78) ± 17.6
Indication
Known or suspected CD	86.0% (98/114)	93.8% (46/49)	80.0% (52/65)
Iron deficiency anaemia	7.0% (8/114)	0%	12.3% (8/65)
Resistant coeliac disease	3.5% (4/114)	6.1% (3/49)	1.5% (1/65)
Other	3.5% (4/114)	0%	6.2% (4/65)

MRFT: MR follow-through; MRE: MR enteroclysis; CD: Crohn’s disease.